Gonimbrasia xanthomma
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) xanthomma
Rothschild, 1907
Thierry Bouyer indicates this is
probably Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) amathusia / xanthomma,
courtesy of Teemu Klemetti.
Nudaurelia xanthomma male, Ivory Coast, courtesy of Wulf Dieter Gaiser.
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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:
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) xanthomma
flies in
Kenya;
Cameroon;
Ivory Coast: (WDG);
Ghana (LF).
Nuduarelia xanthomma male, Bia National Park, Ghana,
via Lepido France, id by Thierry Bouyer.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
The
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) xanthomma moth flies in the months of December in Ghana.
Larvae probably feed on Trema guineensis.
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:
Mature larvae pupate in
subterranean chambers.
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.
Trema guineensis.......
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