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Updated as per communication from Thierry Bouyer; February 2010 Updated as per BOLD indications of range; February 2010 Updated as per Wiki species, January 2, 2014 |
Yatanga decolor male, 38mm,
on my home computer only.
TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 |
"Moon River" |
This moth was sometimes treated as a subspecies of smithi. I have also seen it listed as a synonym of oriens heptapora. I do not know official status as of January 2014, but I think it is probably listed by Darge as a valid species. I think heptapora and oriens are also both listed as valid species, based on DNA barcoding analysis. There is probably little difference in appearance of the various Yatanga species. DNA barcoding analysis may be required to distinguish between them.
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Subgenus Yatanga, Darge, 2008, has been created, and Thierry Bouyer now (2010) recognizes arabica, decolor, oriens and smithi as valid, with uniformis questionable and heptapora a synonym of decolor. Arabica was previously treated as a subspecies of smithi.
Goodia (Yatanga) decolor larval hosts are unknown.
Goodia (Yatanga) decolor female, 40mm,
on my home computer only.
Larvae descend the foodplant at pupation time and construct a flimsy cocoon in debris at the base of the hostplant.
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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 species name decolor might?? be indicative of a lessening of colouration compared to other species in the genus, but I am not at all certain of that.