Adeloneivaia catoxantha lacrimata
Updated as per Lemaire's Ceratocampinae 1988, September 28, 2006
Updated as per personal communication with Thibaud Decaens (Embrapa Forest Reserve, Moju, Para, Brazil); April 24, 2010
Updated as per personal communication with Ryan Saint Laurent (Cornell University Collection); December 27, 2013

Adeloneivaia catoxantha lacrimata
(Dognin, 1921) Othorene

Adeloneivaia catoxantha lacrimata male, Embrapa Forest Reserve, Moju, Para, Brazil,
courtesy of Thibaud Decaens.

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TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Ceratocampinae Harris, 1841
was Citheroniinae Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
Genus: Adeloneivaia, Travassos, 1940
Speces: catoxantha lacrimata, (Dognin, 1921)

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DISTRIBUTION:

Adeloneivaia catoxantha lacrimata (wingspan: males: 56-64mm; females: 86mm) flies in
Brazil: Para.

Males have conspicuous comma shaped discal markings on the forewings. There are teardrop shaped discal markings on the hindwings as evidenced in the following image.

Adeloneivaia catoxantha lacrimata male,
Cornell University Collection, courtesy of Ryan Saint Laurent.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Adeloneivaia catoxantha lacrimata fly in January and possibly again in July. Larval host plants are unknown.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Adult Adeloneivaia catoxantha lacrimata moths emerge from pupae, and males are slightly smaller than females.

Mating probably begins shortly after dusk with a calling period from 10:30 pm. to 1:00 am.

EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:

Night-flying females lay translucent eggs on host plant leaves.

Larvae pupate underground in small chambers.

Care of larvae and pupae should be as for any Neotropical species.

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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Adeloneivaia catoxantha lacrimata male, Claude Lemaire, on my home computer only.

Adeloneivaia catoxantha lacrimata female, Claude Lemaire, on my home computer only.