DISTRIBUTION: Pseudobunaea heyeri meloui, now with full species atatus as Pseudobunaea meloui, flies in Ivory Coast: Lamto (near Divo); Senegal (AC); and Gambia and possibly as far east as Kenya, Africa and possibly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The image to the right, courtesy of Dr. Linda K. Barnett, is from Gambia. Id by Thierry Bouyer.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Pseudobunaea meloui moth flies during the months February and Arpil-May as form brunel in Lamto, Ivory Coast.

Larvae probably feed on Brachystegia randi, Pterocarpus, Uapaca and Berlinia. Brachystegia spiciformis and Populus would probably also serve as larval hosts.

Pseudobunaea meloui male (verso), All Leps Barcode of Life:
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario.

Pseudobunaea meloui female (verso), All Leps Barcode of Life:
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario.

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.

Pseudobunaea meloui male, Ghana,
courtesy of Jason Wright, via Alan Marson,
tentative id by Bill Oehlke.

I (Bill Oehlke) think the moth from Ghana is either meloui or heyeri, but it could also be another Pseudobunaea species.

EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:

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.

Berlinia Brachystegia randi...... Pterocarpus Uapaca Brachystegia spiciformis...... Populus

Mnondo Msasa Mukwa Wild loquat Msasa Poplar

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