DISTRIBUTION:

Cerodirphia harrisae (wingspan: males: 75-81mm; females: // Mfwl: 40-42mm; Ffwl: ) flies in
Peru: Junin: Tarma??; at elevations of 3080m.

Cerodirphia harrisae, male, Junin, Peru,
on my home computer only.

The forewing outer margin is quite rounded (convex), and ground colour is a uniform dark greyish-reddish brown except for a lighter hindwing basal median area. There are significant grey suffusions betwen veins on the forewings.

Hindwing fringes are light grey to white, accentuated with brown at the ends of the hindwing veins.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

This moth probably broods continuously.

Cerodirphia harrisae female copyright Kirby Wolfe

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Males use highly developed antennae to locate females at night by tracking their airbourne pheromone plumes.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Larve feed gregariously and have urticating spines.

The species name harrisae is honoourific for a woman named Harris or Harrisa?

Cerodirphia harrisae larva copyright Kirby Wolfe

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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