Dirphiopsis amamartiniana
Updated as per Entomo-Satsphingia Jahrgang 4 Heft 5 29.12.2011; May 18, 2013

Dirphiopsis amamartiniana
DIRF-ee-op-sisMah-mah-mar-TEEN-ee-ah-nuh
Brechlin & Meister, 2011

TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family Saturniidae Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Hemileucinae, Grote & Robinson, 1866
Tribe: Hemileucini, Grote & Robinson, 1866
Genus: Dirphiopsis, Bouvier, 1928

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DISTRIBUTION:

Dirphiopsis amamartiniana (wingspan: males: mm; females: probably larger // Mfwl: 29-33mm; Ffwl: larger) flies in
Peru: San Martin; Amazonas; at elevations of 800-1800m.

This moth is almost identical in size to flora and orientalis, but tends to have a reduced forewing median field due to greater distance of pm line from outer margin. This species also tends to have a redder ground colour.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Moths fly in January-February, April, June-July, November-December and possibly at other times. Larval hosts are unknown.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

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

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Eggs are probably laid in large clusters and larvae feed gregariously. Typical of the Subfamily Hemileucinae, Dirphiopsis species all have urticating spines.

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.

The species name, amamartiniana is indicative of a range in both Amazonas and San Martin, Peru.

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