Asthenidia geometraria
C. Felder, 1862
Asthenidia geometraria, Guyana, June 27, 1927,
Cornell University Collection, courtesy of Ryan Saint Laurent.
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TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
DISTRIBUTION:
Asthenidia geometraria
(wingspan: males: ??; females: 46mm) flies in
Brazil: Para: Castanha (RB); probably Amapa;
French Guiana; and
Guyana, and probably Suriname.
In some taxonomies, the Oxyteninae are treated as a subfamily of Oxytenidae rather than as a subfamily of Saturniidae.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
Asthenidia geometraria moth probably broods continuously. Rosane Barros reports a March flight in Para, Brazil.
Therinia geometraria, Castanha, Para, Brazil,
March 16, 2018, courtesy of Rosane Barros, id by Bill Oehlke.
Therinia geometraria, Castanha, Para, Brazil,
March 16, 2018, courtesy of Rosane Barros, id by Bill Oehlke.
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.
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 geometraria female, Kaw, French Guiana,
November 26, 2002, collection of Philippe Collet,
photo copyright Rene Lahousse,
French Guiana Systematique.