DISTRIBUTION:

Loepa septentrionalis (wingspan: males: 82mm; females: probably larger) flies in China: Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu and Hubei and probably in neighbouring provinces.

This moth appears quite similar to Loepa kuangdongensis and may be a more northerly synonym. If the moths are the same, I do not know which name would have priority as they were apparently both described in 1938.

Loepa septentrionalis male, Dabaiyan Mountain, Lushan, Sichuan, China,
82mm, July 1999, 3000m, courtesy of Dave Rolfe, copyright, id by Stefan Naumann.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

I suspect the species is multiple brooded. Larval hosts are unknown. Dave Rolfe reports a flight in July in Sichuan, China.

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 suspected ? foodplants will prove useful. The list is not exhaustive. Experimenting with closely related foodplants is worthwhile.

Citrus reticulata...... Vitis vinifera

Mandarin orange European wine grape

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