DISTRIBUTION:

Cerodirphia rubripes (wingspan: males: 68mm; females: 93-95mm // forewing length: males: 37mm; females: 48-50mm) is endemic to
southeastern Brazil: Rio de Janeiro: Petropolis (819m), (probably Sao Paulo (WO?)), Parana, Santa Catarina: Jaragua do Sul (30m); Rio Grande Do Sul.

Forewing pm line is very straight, far removed from outer margin, oblique, meeting inner margin near midpoint. The aml is also greatly removed from body and approaches the pml near the inner margin, thus creating a small median field (In some specimens the median field is considerably than depicted above and below.) These somewhat diffuse dark lines are traced with white on their facing sides. The white cell mark is an elongated streak, often somewhat enlarged on each end, with an orientation almost perpendicular to the costa.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

This moth possibly broods continuously but current records only indicate a June flight.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

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

Cerodirphia rubripes female, Santa Catarina, Brazil,
May 1968, Claude Lemaire, on my home computer only.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Larve feed gregariously and have urticating spines. Caterpillars are considered to be larval pests.

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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