Titaea lemoulti

Titaea lemoulti
TYE-tay-uhmmleh-MOULT-eye
(Schaus, 1905) (Dysdaemonia)

Titaea lemoulti eggs, courtesy of Alan Marson.

Titaea lemoulti first instar on Tilia platyphyllos, courtesy of Alan Marson.

Titaea lemoulti first instar on Tilia platyphyllos, courtesy of Alan Marson.

Titaea lemoulti second instar on Tilia platyphyllos, courtesy of Alan Marson.

Titaea lemoulti second instar on Tilia platyphyllos, courtesy of Alan Marson.

Titaea lemoulti newly moulted third instar on Tilia platyphyllos, courtesy of Alan Marson.

Titaea lemoulti third instar on Tilia platyphyllos, courtesy of Alan Marson.

Titaea lemoulti third instar on Tilia platyphyllos, courtesy of Alan Marson.

Titaea lemoulti fourth instar on Tilia platyphyllos, courtesy of Alan Marson.

Titaea lemoulti fourth instar on Tilia platyphyllos, courtesy of Alan Marson.

Alan sent me ten images of fourth instar Titaea lemoulti. Visit additional images via the link to the left.

Titaea lemoulti fifth instar on Tilia platyphyllos, courtesy of Alan Marson.

Titaea lemoulti fifth instar on Tilia platyphyllos, courtesy of Alan Marson.

Titaea lemoulti fifth instar on Tilia platyphyllos, courtesy of Alan Marson.

This page about Titaea lemoulti has been created by Bill Oehlke at oehlkew@islandtelecom.com
Comments, suggestions and/or additional information are welcomed by Bill.

TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Arsenurinae, Jordan, 1922
Tribe: Arsenurini, Jordan, 1922
Genus: Titaea, Hubner, [1823]
Species: lemoulti, (Schaus, 1905)

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Alan reports moderate success rearing this species on Tilia platyphyllos. He writes, "The larvae did well on Tilia platyphyllos - although I lost many in final instar I think because the leaves are already deteriorating. We had a very dark, wet and dismal summer."

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