Nudaurelia renvazorum
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) renvazorum
Darge, 2002
Nudaurelia renvazorum, southwest Tanzania,
male courtesy of Otso Reunanen.
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| 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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MIDI MUSIC
Wind Beneath My Wings
copyright C. Odenkirk
MIDI CITY
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DISTRIBUTION:
Nudaurelia renvazorum flies in the
Njombe area of southwest Tanzania and in
northern Malawi, Africa.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
Nudaurelia renvazorum larvae feed on
Moths are on the wing in 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:
Larvae pupate under soil near base of trees.
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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