Pseudobunaea parathyrrhena
Pseudobunaea parathyrrhena
(Bouvier, 1927)
(Lobobunaea)
Pseudobunaea parathyrrhena flava, Congo,
Lepidoptera Types of the Royal Museum for Central Africa
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| TAXONOMY:
Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Bunaeini, Packard, 1902
Genus: Pseudobunaea, Bouvier, 1927
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DISTRIBUTION:
Pseudobunaea parathyrrhena flies in the PR Congo, Africa.
Thierry Bouyer reports it from Malawi and the
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Dave Rolfe confirms it is Zambia: Mbala.
Pseudobunaea parathyrrhena male, Mbala Zambia,
119mm, September 8, 1971, courtesy of Dave. T. Rolfe.
Pseudobunaea parathyrrhena flava, male, (verso) Congo,
Lepidoptera Types of the Royal Museum for Central Africa
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
The Pseudobunaea parathyrrhena moth flies in the month
of September, and probably in other months.
Larvae probably feed on Brachystegia randi, Pterocarpus, Uapaca
and Berlinia. Brachystegia spiciformis and Populus would probably also serve as larval hosts.
Pseudobunaea parathyrrhena verso, Malawi,
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.
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.
Berlinia
Brachystegia randi......
Pterocarpus
Uapaca
Brachystegia spiciformis......
Populus
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Mnondo
Msasa
Mukwa
Wild loquat
Msasa
Poplar
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