Dysdaemonia brasiliensis
diz-day-MOH-nee-uh mm bruh-sill-ee-ENS-ihs
W. Rothschild, 1906

Dysdaemonia brasiliensis male, Dos de Mayo, Misiones, Argentina,
courtesy of Reinhard Foerster. copyright

Dysdaemonia brasiliensis early instar, Dos de Mayo, Misiones, Argentina,
on Chorisia speciosa, courtesy of Reinhard Foerster. copyright

Dysdaemonia brasiliensis early instar, Dos de Mayo, Misiones, Argentina,
on Chorisia speciosa, courtesy of Reinhard Foerster. copyright

Reinhard writes, "The female was collected at lights on December 6-7, 2010 in Dos de Mayo, Misiones, Argentina, at an elevation of 520m.

Larvae hatched approximately eleven days later on December 17-18 and fed on Chorisia especiosa.

Larvae fed until January 25, 2011, when they began spinning cocoons.

Development took only slightly more than two weeks, with moths emerging on February 9, 2011."

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