DACUNJU OF THE WORLD
Dacunju jucunda male courtesy of Eric van Schayck.
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Updated as per Lemaire's Ceratocampinae 1988, September 25, 2006 |
Eggs are translucent and the developing larvae can be seen through the egg shells.
Like all the Ceratocampinae, the larvae are well-endowed with long thoracic "horns" which tend to diminish relative to body size as the larvae progress through successive moults.
The female has quadripectinate antennae for the basal half. Neither sex displays a forewing antemedial line, and the postmedial line extends from the base to the apex. The forewing outer margin is strongly convex.
Mature larvae descend trees to pupate in subterranean chambers.
These moths fly in South America.
P indicates a photograph is available. The first country listed is the type locality.
P jucunda (Walker, 1855) central and southeastern
Brazil
dimidiata Herrich-Schaffer [1855], Brazil, is a synonym for jucunda.
smithi Ehrmann, 1909, Brazil, is a synonym for jucunda.
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