Nudaurelia broschi

Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) broschi
Darge, 2002

Nudaurelia broschi, Njombe area, southwest Tanzania, courtesy of Otso Reunanen.

This site has been created by Bill Oehlke at oehlkew@islandtelecom.com
Comments, suggestions and/or additional information are welcomed by Bill.

TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Bunaeini, Packard, 1902
Genus: Nudaurelia, Rothschild, 1895

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DISTRIBUTION:

Nudaurelia broschi flies in the Njombe area of southwest Tanzania and possibly ?? into northern Malawi.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

The Nudaurelia broschi moth flies in the month of November.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Eclosion is from underground pupae.

Both sexes fly at night with the males coming in to lights around midnight, the scenting time of the females.

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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