DISTRIBUTION:

Adeloneivaia paracatharina (approximate wingspan: males: 53-54mm; females: larger) flies in
Brazil: northeastern Minas Gerais: Pote; and
possibly in Bolivia La Paz: Nor Yungas.

Ground colour is orange with purplish-grey-brown tints in the basal and terminal areas. The forewing outer margin is slightly convex (concave in catharina), The slightly preapical pm line is straighter and closer to the outer margin than in catharina where the same line also slightly preapical but it bends downward (similar to subangulata) outside the cell.

I have moved the image at the top of this page from its previous location on the A. catharina file, because wing shape and other characters mentioned above seem a better match for A. paracatharina than for A. catharina. However, I note the very orangey (instead of reddish) hindwings which may be indicative of an undescribed species. The colouration could also be due to fading or normal variation (Bill Oehlke).

The species name, paracatharina, is indicative of similarity to Adeloneivaia catharina.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Adeloneivaia paracatharina fly in May. There are probably additional flight months.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Adult Adeloneivaia paracatharina moths emerge from pupae, and males are smaller than females.

Mating probably begins shortly after dusk with a likely 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 paracatharina male, 54mm, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
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