Dirphiopsis peggy
Updated as per Entomo-Satsphingia Jahrgang 8 Heft 3. 2015; November 27, 2017

Dirphiopsis peggy
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Brechlin, 2015

Dirphiopsis peggy male,

TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family Saturniidae Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Hemileucinae, Grote & Robinson, 1866
Tribe: Hemileucini, Grote & Robinson, 1866
Genus: Dirphiopsis, Bouvier, 1928

DISTRIBUTION:

Dirphiopsis peggy (wingspan: males: Brazil: Ceara; Municipio Pacoto; Bairro Santana; 750 m.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Moths fly in ?? and possibly at other times. Larval hosts are unknown.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Males use highly developed antennae to locate females by tracking their airbourne pheromone plumes.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Eggs are probably laid in large clusters and larvae feed gregariously. Typical of the Subfamily Hemileucinae, Dirphiopsis species all have urticating spines.

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.

The species name, peggy is honorific for Peggy .....

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