Nudaurelia capdevillei
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) capdevillei
Rougeot, 1979
Nudaurelia capdevillei, male, Kenya, courtesy
of Paul Sabayi, id by
Thierry Bouyer.
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, W. Rothschild, 1895
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DISTRIBUTION:
Nudaurelia capdevillei flies in
Kenya: near Kirani, 1850m
Central Province.
Nudaurelia capdevillei male, near Kirani, Central Province, Kenya,
November, 1850m, courtesy of Mike Buczkowski.
Nudaurelia capdevillei male (verso), near Kirani, Central Province, Kenya,
November, 1850m, courtesy of Mike Buczkowski.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
The
Nudaurelia capdevillei moth flies in the month of November and probably in other months.
Larval hosts are unknown.
Nudaurelia capdevillei, female, Kenya, courtesy
of Paul Sabayi, id by
Thierry Bouyer.
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:
Eclosion is from
underground pupae.
EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS, AND PUPAE:
Mature larvae pupate in
subterranean chambers.
Nudaurelia capdevillei eggs, Africa, courtesy of Leroy Simon.
Nudaurelia capdevillei fifth instar, Kenya, on my home computer only.
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.