DISTRIBUTION:

Lobobunaea kuehnei (wingspan: males: 110 mm; females: ?? mm) flies in
southwestern Kenya: Kakamega.
Kenya: Western Province, Kakamega Forest N.P., 0.35028, 34.85, collected by L. Kuehne, 2002-04-13.

The top of the body and the ground colour of the wings are a pale brown. The antennae are dark brown, with individual white patches at their respective bases.

The forewing am is vestigial. The pm line is diffuse, somewhat darker than the median area, slightly preapical, barely concave as it approaches the apex. The terminal area is lighter in colour than the basal and median areas. The forewing outer margin is concave.

The eyespot of the hindwing has a small white pupil and a tan iris that is ringed, first with black and then with a wide beige circle, capped with pale rose.

Hindwing lines are vestigial at best.

Lobobunaea kuehnei holotype male (verso), Kakamega, southwestern Kenya,
Stefan Naumann, digital repair by Bill Oehlke.

Beware: forewing outer margins were copied from side to side, lower half to upper half and vice-versa. "Flaws" may not be true characters.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Lobobunaea kuehnei moths are on the wing in April in southern Kenya (Mirror).

Larval hosts are unknown.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Lobobunaea kuehnei females attract males with an airbourne pheromone.

EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:

It is hoped that this alphabetical listing followed by the common name of the foodplant will prove useful. The list is not exhaustive. Experimenting with closely related foodplants is worthwhile.

The pronunciation of scientific names is troublesome for many. The "suggestion" at the top of the page is merely a suggestion. It is based on commonly accepted English pronunciation of Greek names and/or some fairly well accepted "rules" for latinized scientific names.

The suggested pronunciations, on this page and on other pages, are primarily put forward to assist those who hear with internal ears as they read.

There are many collectors from different countries whose intonations and accents would be different.

The genus name Lobobunaea, is from the Greek and refers to a lobed hill-dweller. The genus specimen type is Lobobunaea phaedusa, males of which have a valve with a subapical lobe. The hindwings are also lobed at the anal angle. It may also be a montane species.

The species name, kuehnei is honorific for Kuehne.

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