DISTRIBUTION:

Cinommata bistrigata (forewing length: males: 20-22mm; females: 24-28mm) (wingspan: males: 36-42mm; females: 45-50mm) flies at low elevations in
Chile: Aconcagua; Malleco; Cautin; Valdivia; Osorno; Parque Nacional Pueyehue, Llancahue; Patagonia: Puerto Puyuhuali (CK) and into
Argentina: Chubut. I expect it may also be found in western parts of the Argentina provinces of Mendoza, Nequen and Rio Negro.

The ground colour is yellow (occasionally brown or grey or even white). The brown postmedial and submarginal lines of the forewing are bordered with white, toward the body and away from the body, respectively. The small discal spot is black. The hindwing has a thin dark postmedial line.

Sometimes cell mark (dark dot) is prominent; sometimes it is vestigial at best.

Cinommata bistrigata male (white form) 38mm, Chile, November 15, 1939,
courtesy of Christian Kutzscher,
from SDEI - Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut Collection

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Moths are on the wing May-August and again in November, suggesting at least two-three broods annually.

The larval hosts remain unknown.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Cinommata bistrigata female (white form) 47mm,
Puerto Puyuhuali, Patagonia, Chile, November 15, 1939, courtesy of Christian Kutzscher,
from SDEI - Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut Collection

Cinommata bistrigata female (grey form) 47mm, Chile, courtesy of Christian Kutzscher,
from SDEI - Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut Collection

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Eggs are probably deposited in rings of 25-35 eggs/ring.

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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