Asthenidia buckleyi paraensis
Jordan, 1924

Asthenidia buckleyi paraensis courtesy of Entomo Service

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TAXONOMY: Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834 or Family: Oxytenidae, Jordan, 1924 Subfamily: Oxyteninae, Jordan, 1924 Genus: Asthenidia, Westwood, 1879

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DISTRIBUTION:

Asthenidia buckleyi paraensis (wingspan: males: 76mm; females: ) flies in
Brazil: probably Amapa and Para ??;
French Guiana: Kaw, Coralie; and
probably Peru: Loreto (SS).

In some taxonomies, the Oxyteninae are treated as a subfamily of Oxytenidae rather than as a subfamily of Saturniidae.

Asthenidia buckleyi paraensis or A. b. buckleyi, Loreto, Peru,
September 18, 2008, courtesy of Shirley Sekarajasingham, id by Bill Oehlke.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

The Asthenidia buckleyi paraensis moth probably broods continuously. FGS reports them on the wing in May and July in French Guiana.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS, AND PUPAE:

Like the other Oxyteninae, Asthenidia larvae have sticky glands on all body segments.

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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Asthenidia buckleyi paraensis male, Kaw, French Guiana,
May 2004, collection of Rene Lahousse, photo copyright Rene Lahousse,
French Guiana Systematique.

Asthenidia buckleyi paraensis female, Coralie, French Guiana,
July 24, 2003, collection of Bruno Penin, photo copyright Rene Lahousse,
French Guiana Systematique.