Tagoropsiella mulanjensis

Tagoropsiella mulanjensis
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Darge, 2008

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TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Urotini, Packard, 1902
Genus: Tagoropsiella, Darge, 2008

MIDI MUSIC

"African Midi Music"

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DISTRIBUTION:

Tagoropsiella mulanjensis flies in southern Malawi: Mt. Mulanje, Chisambo Camp 1, 1625 m;

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Tagoropsiella mulanjensis larval hosts are unknown. Specimens have been taken in February. There are probably additional flight months.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Females emit an airbourne pheromone at night and males track the scent with their antennae by flying in a zigzag pattern into the wind.

EGGS, LARVAE 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. It is based on commonly accepted English pronunciation of Greek names and/or some fairly well accepted "rules" for latinized scientific names.

The suggested pronunciations, on this page and on other pages, are primarily put forward to assist those who hear with internal ears as they read.

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

The word Tagoropsiella means a smaller "version" of Tagoropsis.

The species name, mulanjensis, is indicative of the specimen type locale in Mt. Mulanje.