DISTRIBUTION:

Lobobunaea sangha (wingspan: males: 103mm; females: 104mm) flies in southeastern Cameroon: Messok, Lognia. It flies in the floodplain forests of central Africa which makes collecting/surveying very difficult. In addition to populations in Cameroon, this species is expected in the Republic of Central Africa, and Congo Brazzaville: d'Ouesso

The top of the body and the ground colour of the wings are a warm brown. The antennae are black, with a white patch at their base.

The forewing am line is white, vestigial near the costa and the inner margin. The pm line is blackish-brown, slightly preapical, evenly concave (but not as pronounced as the outer margin), and it meets the inner margin relatively close to the anal angle. The terminal area is lighter in colour than the basal and median areas.

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

An undulating hindwing pm line runs tangent to the eyspot with rosy scales filling the median area above the eyespot and greyish-brown scales covering the rest of the hindwing.

This moth is very similar to Lobobunaea goodi, but those species are easily distinguished by the genitalia of the males. Also L. sangha has a slightly reduced falcature of the forewings, a warm brown instead of greyish scaling of all wings, and the white am line of L. sangha. L. goodii has a dark am line, highlighted with some white scaling near its middle.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Lobobunaea sangha moths are on the wing in October-November.

Larval hosts are unknown.

Lobobunaea sangha female, Philippe Darge.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Lobobunaea sangha 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, weymeri is honorific for Gustav Weymer (1833-1914), a lepidopterist from Berlin.

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