Orthogonioptilum adiegetum neodollmani
Orthogonioptilum adiegetum neodollmani
(Darge, 1988)
Orthogonioptilum adiegetum neodollmani male, BOLD.
| TAXONOMY:
Superfamily: Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Micragoninae, Cockerell, 1914
Genus: Orthogonioptilum, Karsch, 1893 | |
MIDI MUSIC
"Moon River"
copyright C. Odenkirk
ON.OFF
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DISTRIBUTON:
Orthogonioptilum adiegetum neodollmani
(wingspan: males: 58-75mm; females: 72-90mm) flies in
the Central African Republic,
northeastern Congo and
southeastern Cameroon.
Bouyer (1999) treats this as a synonym for
O. adiegetum.
Orthogonioptilum adiegetum neodollmani male (verso), BOLD.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
This moth flies
in January, March-June and September-October-November.
Orthogonioptilum adiegetum neodollmani larvae
feed on
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:
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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