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Updated as per
Heppner's Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera Checklist: Part 4B, 1996, November 30, 2005
Lemaire's Ceratocampinae, November 30, 2005 Updated as per personal communication with Horst Kach, November 2006 Updated as per L. Racheli & T. Racheli, SHILAP, Vol. 33, # 130, 2005, March 2007 Updated as per personal communication with Carlos Mielke (Parana), April 2008 Updated as per personal communication with Ryan Saint Laurent (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil); February 11, 2013 This page has been updated August 24, 2015, based on reference material for Argentina, sent to me by Ezequiel Bustos, as cited in a recent publication: NÚŃEZ: Catálogo preliminar de Saturniidae de Argentina TROP. LEPID. RES., 25(1): 22-33, 2015 31. Updated as per personal communication with Enio Branco (Tapirai, Sao Paulo, Brazil); November 12, 2016 |
Citheronia aroa male, Tapirai, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
November 14, 2014, courtesy of Enio Branco
Citheronia aroa male, Tapirai, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
November 14, 2014, courtesy of Enio Branco
Citheronia aroa male, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
October 12, 2014, courtesy of Enio Branco
Citheronia aroa male, Tapirai, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
November 6, 2014, courtesy of Enio Branco
TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
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Citheronia aroa ?? male, 80mm, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil,
Cornell University Collection, courtesy of Ryan Saint Laurent.
Citheronia aroa male, Las Minas, Misahualli, Napo, Ecuador,
October 30, 2002, courtesy of Horst Kach.
Citheronia aroa male (verso), Las Minas, Misahualli, Napo, Ecuador,
October 30, 2002, courtesy of Horst Kach.
I am in agreement with Luigi and note that C. aroa has the very acute angle at the forewing apex, typical of the specimens from Misahualli. I will notify Horst.
I now think that the specimen below from Cocahbamba may be C. andina because the forewing apex angle is not so acute. Arani has an elevation of around 2761 m.
Citheronia aroa/andina, Arani, Cochabamba, Bolivia,
courtesy of Kelly Price, tentative** id
by Bill Oehlke (most likely andina).
Citheronia aroa?? male, Los Bancos, Pichincha, Ecuador,
December 28, 2003, courtesy of Horst Kach.
Citheronia aroa?? male verso, Los Bancos, Pichincha, Ecuador,
December 28, 2003, courtesy of Horst Kach.
Citheronia aroa larvae feed on Prunus spinosa and Malosma laurina. They are also reported on Prunus serotina, and Alan Marson has reared them on Liquidambar styraciflua. Visit Citheronia aroa female and male pupa.
Citheronia aroa, French Guiana
Citheronia aroa female, courtesy of Kirby Wolfe.
Citheronia aroa female, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
October, 2014, courtesy of Enio Branco
Citheronia aroa female, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
November 6, 2014, courtesy of Enio Branco
Citheronia aroa courtesy of Bernhard Wenczel.
Ryan Saint Laurent sends the following comparison plate from specimens from the Cornell University Collection. Both specimens are reported from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, without more precise data. Ryan indicates the specimens were originally identified as C. brissottii brissottii, but he feels the smaller one (wingspan 80mm) is more likely aroa, while the larger one (wingspan 115mm) is a mystery.
When I looked at the plate, I agreed that the smaller moth is probably aroa, but I suggested the larger one could be C. hamifera or C. brissottii brissottii, none of which have been previously reported from Rio Grande do Sul. The larger moth significantly exceeds the maximum wingspan reported for any of the three species.
Citheronia aroa male, 80mm and Citheronia unknown male, 115mm,
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Cornell University Collection,
courtesy of Ryan Saint Laurent.
EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:Citheronia aroa larvae, in the earlier instars, are well-armed with thoracic and abdominal scoli which seem to be more numerous yet thinner than those of other Citheronia species.In later instars, the abdominal scoli are greatly reduced. Pupation is underground in a small cell. |
Fourth instar courtesy of Bernhard Wenczel
Final instar courtesy of Bernhard Wenczel
Final instar courtesy of Bernhard Wenczel and Viktor Suter, Pozuzo, central Peru
Visit Citheronia aroa fourth and fifth instars, pupa and female (recto and verso), Venezuela, courtesy of Jean-Yves Malmasson.
Liquidambar styraciflua ....... | Sweetgum (AM) |
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The pronunciation of scientific names is
troublesome for many. The "suggestion" at the top of the page is
merely a suggestion. It is based on commonly
accepted English pronunciation of Greek names and/or some
fairly well accepted "rules" for latinized scientific names.
The suggested pronunciations, on this page and on other pages,
are primarily put forward to assist those who hear with internal
ears as they read.
There are many collectors from different countries whose
intonations and accents would be different.
The species name "aroa" probably comes from a specimen
type locality in Aroa, Venezuela.