DISTRIBUTION:

Micragone joiceyi flies in
Malawi and
Cameroon: Sud Province: Reserve du Dja (SB) and Est Province: Yokadouma (AG). Rodolphe Rougerie reports it from
Gabon.

According to 1989 SCI report, it flies at least as far west as Ivory Coast: Réserve de Bouna (February). If the SCI report is correct, it probably also flies in
? Ghana ?:
? Togo ?;
? Benin ?;
? Nigeria ?; and possibly even further west in Africa.

Philippe Darge reports them in Congo Brazzaville: Ouesso.

Micragone joiceyi male (A), Yokadouma, Est Province, Cameroon,
January 8, 2011, courtesy of Michelle Constanza, via Antoine Guyonnet.

Micragone joiceyi male (A), Yokadouma, Est Province, Cameroon,
January 8, 2011, courtesy of Michelle Constanza, via Antoine Guyonnet.

Micragone joiceyi male (A), Yokadouma, Est Province, Cameroon,
January 8, 2011, courtesy of Michelle Constanza, via Antoine Guyonnet.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS: This moth flies in June and possibly at other times (February (SCI) in Ivory Coast). Michelle Constanza, via Antoine Guyonnet, records an early January flight in Yokadoumka, Est Province, Cameroon. Micragone joiceyi larval hosts are unknown. Micragone joiceyi female, verso, 25km south of Lomie, Reserve du Dja, Cameroon, 400m to 800m, June 09-30, 2007, courtesy of Sebastian Brandner, id by Thierry Bouyer.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Micragone joiceyi male (B), Yokadouma, Est Province, Cameroon,
January 8, 2011, courtesy of Michelle Constanza, via Antoine Guyonnet.

Micragone joiceyi male (B), Yokadouma, Est Province, Cameroon,
January 8, 2011, courtesy of Michelle Constanza, via Antoine Guyonnet.

Micragone joiceyi male (B), Yokadouma, Est Province, Cameroon,
January 8, 2011, courtesy of Michelle Constanza, via Antoine Guyonnet.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Larval Food Plants

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.

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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.

Micragone comes from the Greek words for a small contest, according to Pinhey.

The species name, 'joiceyi', is honourific for Joicey.