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Updated as per Lemaire's Ceratocampinae 1988, October 3, 2006 Updated as per communication from Jean Michel Maes (Nicaragua), March 2007 Updated as per http://www.inbio.ac.cr/bims/k02/p05/c029/o0119/f00885.htm IB Updated as per personal communication with Norm Smith (Las Cuevas, Cayo, Belize); May 13, 2010 Updated as per personal communication with Robet Lehman (Yoro, Honduras); April 12, 2016 |
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TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
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Ptiloscola dargei male, 57mm, Las Cuevas, Cayo, Belize,
courtesy of Norm Smith.
Ptiloscola dargei male, 51mm, Arenal, Yoro, Honduras,
September 28, 2014, 276m, courtesy of Robert Lehman.
Ptiloscola dargei male (verso), 51mm, Arenal, Yoro, Honduras,
September 28, 2014, 276m, courtesy of Robert Lehman.
Larvae feed on Acacia collinsii, Acacia tenuifolia and Calliandia rubescens.
Ptiloscola dargei female, 60mm, Arenal, Yoro, Honduras,
September 28, 2014, 276m, courtesy of Robert Lehman.
Ptiloscola dargei female, 65mm, Las Cuevas, Cayo, Belize,
courtesy of Norm Smith.
Ptiloscola dargei female, Costa Rica, courtesy of Dan Janzen.
Ptiloscola dargei female (verso), Costa Rica, courtesy of Dan Janzen.
Ptiloscola dargei female (verso), 60mm, Arenal, Yoro, Honduras,
September 28, 2014, 276m, courtesy of Robert Lehman.
Mating begins shortly after dusk with a calling period from 10:30 pm. to 1:00 am.
A light rainfall or mist seems to stimulate additional flight or eclosions resulting in more moths on the wing, or at least taken at lights, but overall this species is infrequent at lights and very irratic in flight when approaching.
Ptiloscola dargei male, Costa Rica, courtesy of Dan Janzen.
Ptiloscola dargei male (verso), Costa Rica, courtesy of Dan Janzen.
Night-flying females lay translucent eggs on host plant leaves.Larvae are well adorned with scoli and pupate underground in small chambers or among surface litter. |
Ptiloscola dargei first instar, Costa Rica, courtesy of Dan Janzen.
Ptiloscola dargei final instar, Costa Rica, courtesy of Dan Janzen.
Ptiloscola dargei final instar, Costa Rica, courtesy of Dan Janzen.
Ptiloscola dargei final instar, Costa Rica, courtesy of Dan Janzen.
Acacia collinsii |
Bullhorn acacia |
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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 "dargei" is honourific for Darge.