DISTRIBUTION:

Copaxa orientalis guamaniana (wingspan: males: 107mm; females: 91mm // forewing length: males: 51-59mm; females: 54mm) flies in
Peru: Piura; at elevations near 2800-3250m.

Copaxa orientalis guamaniana is placed in the Sapatoza Group.

Visit Copaxa sapatoza Group Comparison Chart.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Copaxa orientalis guamaniana larvae will probably feed upon avocado (Persea americana). The natrual host is unknown.

Most of the Copaxa brood continuously but I suspect the high elevation orientalis guamaniana is possibly more restricted. Specimens have been confirmed on the wing in February, 2010 and 2011.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Male Copaxa orientalis guamaniana moths use highly developed antennae to locate females shortly after dark by tracking the airbourne pheromone plume. The female releases this scent into the night air via an organ extended from the tip of the abdomen.

Copaxa orientalis guamaniana AT male, Cordillera de Guamani, Piura, Peru,
91mm, February 5, 2011, 2800m, on my home computer.

The species name "orientalis guamaniana" is indicative of a close similarity to the nominate subspecies, orientalis orientalis, and a specimen type locale in Cordillera de Guamani, Piura, Peru.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Larvae and hosts are currently unknown.

It is hoped that this alphabetical listing followed by the common name of the anticiipated foodplant will prove useful. The list is not exhaustive. Experimenting with closely related foodplants is worthwhile.

Persea americana.....

Avocado

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