DISTRIBUTION:

Lonomia concordia (wingspan: males: 82-90mm; females: probably larger // forewing length: males: 42-46mm; females: probably larger ) flies in
Panama: Chiriqui: near Boquete, Rio Palo Alta, 1300m, May 6, 1980; and
Costa Rica: Heredia (possibly L. concordia conricana).

This species name has been reinstated with full species status as a result of DNA barcode analysis (2011). It had been previously synonymized with Lonomia electra.

The image in Entomo Satsphingia shows a yellow male with a forewing pm line that is more preapical than in other species. The two forewing cell marks are also large. The single dark band on the hindwing is noticeably convex in Costa Rican subspecies L. concordia conricana, but it seems much straighter in the nominate subspecies which may be either orange or yellow.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Specimens have been taken in Panama in Mayand June (KP). There are probably additional flight months.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Males use their more highly developed antennae to seek out females who release an airbourne pheromone into the night sky.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Eggs are deposited in clusters of 6-40+ on hostplant twigs. Larvae have urticating spines and are gregarious, especially in theearly instars.

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.

Some of the early describers/namers chose genus and species names indicating some character of the insect, but more often, they simply chose names from Greek or Roman mythology or history.

Those species names which end in "ensis" indicate a specimen locale, and those which end in "i", pronounced "eye", honour a contempory friend/collector/etc.

I do not know the source of the genus name "Lonomia" chosen by Walker in 1855.

I do not know the reason for the species name "concordia".

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