Catacantha meta
Catacantha meta
kagh-tuh-CAN-thuhMMEH-tuh
Brechlin, 2020
Catacantha meta male, 42mm, Restrepo, Meta, Colombia,
March 23, 2014, 910m, Entomo-Satsphingia; on my home computer only
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| TAXONOMY:
Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family Saturniidae Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Hemileucinae, Grote & Robinson, 1866
Tribe: Hemileucini, Grote & Robinson, 1866
Genus: Catacantha, Bouvier, 1930
Species: meta, Brechlin, 2020 |
DISTRIBUTION:
Catacantha bahiginea
(forewing length: males: 21-23mm; females: 25-27mm // wingspan: males: 42mm; females: 46mm) flies in
northeastern Colombia: Meta: Restrepo, 910, and Villavicencio, 540m; Cundinamarca: Ubala, 1300m; Boyaca: Santa Maria, 1220m.
It has been taken in habitats with elevations from 540-1300m.
Males of this species looks very similar to males of Catacantha nataliae from Venezuela: Barinas: Barinitis, and Catacantha ecorientalis from eastern
Ecuador.
Visit Catachantha Genus Comparison Plate.
FLIGHT TIMES:
There are probably at least two broods annually with Catacantha meta on the wing in
February-March, October, December. There are probably additional flight months, probably June-July.
Larval hosts are unknown.
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING
Catacantha meta AT female, 46mm, Restrepo, Meta, Colombia,
March 23, 2014, 910m, Entomo-Satsphingia; on my home computer only.
EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:
Typical of the Hemileucinae, larvae probably have urticating spines.
Larval Food Plants
It 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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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.
I do not know the origin of the genus name Catacantha, but it may be for the downward (cata) turn
of the rami and the bristles (cantha = thorn) on the rami.
The species name "meta" refers to a specimen type location in Restrepo, Meta, Colombia.