DISTRIBUTION:

Orthogonioptilum apium (wingspan: males: 55mm; females: larger) flies in Gabon: about 70 km west of Lastoursville in the forests of Abeilles (Ogooue-Lolo) and Monts du Chaillu (Ngounie, and possibly Nyanga).

Well developed antennae are grey-beige. The ground colour of the body and wings is an even grey-brown.

The forewings are very falcate. The median area is darker. The am and pm lines are well marked, and the points of light are ringed with ochre (yellow). The transverse line is dark.

The undulations of the hindwing pm line are distinct and there are three distinct "points of light".

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

This moth flies in May and possibly again in the fall.

Orthogonioptilum apium larval hosts are unknown.

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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