Pupation is probably in
an underground chamber.
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 genus name Maltagorea is a
contraction of the Malagassy branch of the Tagoropsis /
Pseudantherea group.
Mal from Malagassy Republic (Madagascar);
tago from Tagoropsis:
rea from Pseudantherea
The species name vulpina means "like a fox" and might ??
refer to the colour of this species.
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