DISTRIBUTION:

Cerodirphia bahikani (wingspan: males: 48mm; females: larger // Mfwl: 24-28mm; Ffwl: ) flies in
Brazil: Bahia: near Camacan at elevations near 750m.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Specimens have been recorded on the wing in April and June at elevations of 750m. There may be additional flight months.

Cerodirphia bahikani PT male, near Camacan, Bahia, Brazil,
48mm, April 2001, 750m, on my home computer only.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Males, readily taken at lights, use highly developed antennae to locate females at night by tracking their airbourne pheromone plumes. Females are less often seen at lights.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Larve feed gregariously and have urticating spines.

The species name, bahikani, is indicative of a specimen type from Bahia and a physical similarity to C. zikani.

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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