Cerodirphia wellingi

Cerodirphia wellingi
Lemaire, 1973

Cerodirphia wellingi courtesy of Dr. Manuel A. Balcazar Lara

TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Hemileucinae, Grote & Rob., 1866
Tribe: Hemileucini, Grote & Robinson, 1866
Genus: Cerodirphia, Blanchard, 1952

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DISTRIBUTION:

Cerodirphia wellingi (wingspan: males: 65-71mm; females: 71-81mm) flies in Guerrero and Oaxaca, Mexico on the western slopes of the Sierra Madre del Sur.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Cerodirphia wellingi has been taken April-May and July-August-September, suggesting two broods.

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.

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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