DISTRIBUTION:

Orthogonioptilum hodeberti (wingspan: males: 55-60mm; females: larger) flies in Cameroon: Goyoum, Banda and probably further south and east.

Thierry Bouyer equates this moth with O. fontainei.

Orthogonioptilum hodeberti male, Bold

The male forewing is very falcate and the outer margin is very concave. Ground colour is olive-grey. Hyaline areas are reduced, but the lower area is shaped as a thick "V" with smaller spots above.

Orthogonioptilum fontainei Congo (verso), August 6, 1950
Lepidoptera Types of the Royal Museum for Central Africa

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

This moth flies in February and September with a possible brood May-June.

Orthogonioptilum hodeberti larval hosts are unknown.

Orthogonioptilum fontainei female, Congo, June 18, 1958
Lepidoptera Types of the Royal Museum for Central Africa

Thierry Bouyer indicates this species is more falcate than O. luminosum, and it is darker/browner in colouration with a supplemental post discal arc. The genitalia are quite different.

Orthogonioptilum fontainei female (verso), Congo, June 18, 1958
Lepidoptera Types of the Royal Museum for Central Africa

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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The pronunciation of scientific names is troublesome for many. The "suggestion" at the top of the page is merely a suggestion.

There are many collectors from different countries whose intonations and accents would be different.

The genus name Orthogonioptilum refers to the nearly right angle at the anal angle of the forewing.

The species name 'hodeberti' is honourific for Hodebert.