Oxytenis albilunulata
Schaus, 1912
Oxytenis albilunulata dark form male, August 15, 2007, Mompiche, Esmeraldas, Ecuador,
courtesy/copyright Horst Kach.
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TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
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DISTRIBUTION:
Oxytenis albilunulata
(wingspan: males: mm; females: mm) flies in
Costa Rica: Alajuela, Cartago,
Guanacaste, Heredia, Limon, Puntarenas, San Jose, at elevations from
sea level to 1860m, with sightings much more common above 700m in
Costa Rica.
In some taxonomies, the Oxytenidae are treated as a distinct family rather than as a subfamily of Saturniidae.
Luigi Racheli confirms it from at least as far south as
Ecuador:
Esmeraldas,
Imbabura,
Carchi,
Pichincha,
Zamora Chinchipe and
Napo.
It is most often found on the western slopes of the Andes so is probably present in Panama and probably Colombia: Antioquia, Choco, Valle de Cauca, Cauca and Nariono.
Oxytenis albilunulata dark form male (verso), August 15, 2007,
Mompiche, Esmeraldas, Ecuador,
courtesy/copyright Horst Kach.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
Horst Kach has taken specimens in May and August in Ecuador. I suspect there are additional flights. In Costa Rica it has been taken in all months of the year.
Larval hosts are unknown.
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:
Oxytenis albilunulata clear form male, May 28, 2006, Lita, Esmeraldas, Ecuador,
courtesy/copyright Horst Kach.
Oxytenis albilunulata clear form male (verso), May 28, 2006, Lita, Esmeraldas, Ecuador,
courtesy/copyright Horst Kach.
EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:
In the early instars, larvae resemble some of the Papilio species with their white saddles on a dark background suggesting a bird dropping. Genetic analysis should prove very interesting when it is finally done.Moths eclose from pupae in as few as ten days from pupation date. Larval Food PlantsIt 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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