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Updated as per Entomo-Satsphingia Jahrgang 4 Heft 5 29.12.2011; March 25, 2013 |
TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
"What.A.Wonderful.World" |
Dirphia aviboliviana male, Arani, Cochabamba, Bolivia,
courtesy of
Kelly Price, id by Bill Oehlke.
allae Brechlin & Meister 2011, Peru: Ayacucho; Apurimac; Cusco; Puno; Madre de Dios; Ucayali;
Junin; Pasco;
avia French Guiana; Venezuela; probably Guyana and Suriname; most of Central America
avibarinasensis Brechlin & Meister 2011, Venezuela: Barinas
avichoco Brechlin & Meister 2011, Colombia: Choco
aviluisiana Brechlin & Meister 2011, Colombia: Antioquia; Cundinamarca?;
aviurica Brechlin & Meister 2011, Peru: Piura;
Tumbes
avinapoana Brechlin, Meister & Kaech 2011,
Ecuador: Napo; Zamora Chinchipe;
Peru: Amazonas; San Martin
aviboliviana Brechlin & Meister 2011, Bolivia: La Paz; Chuquisaca;
Beni; Tarija; Santa Cruz; Cochabamba;
avialtoparanensis Brechlin & Meister 2011, Paraguay: Alto Parana; Paraguari
cadioui Lemaire, 1980,
Argentina; Bolivia
curitiba Draudt, 1930 Brazil
dentimaculata Schaus, 1921
Brazil; possibly
Paraguay
muscosa Schaus, 1898 southeastern
Brazil;
northeastern Argentina
Ormiscodes hortensia Schaus, 1913, Brazil, is same as muscosa
f. sinuosa Bouvier, 1929, Brazil, is same as muscosa
f. colorata Bouvier, 1930, Brazil, is same as muscosa
nora (Druce, 1897) Panama: Chiriqui
triangulum Walker, 1855 southeastern Brazil: Santa Catarina; Rio de Janeiro; probably Sao Paulo; Minas Gerais; Parana.
Dirphia aviboliviana male, Nor Yungas, La Paz, Bolivia,
October 2008.
Larvae feed upon West Indian Locust (Hymenaea courbaril) and West Indian Cedar (Cedrela odorata).
In the image to the right, female curls her abdomen to deposit eggs.
Typical of the Subfamily Hemileucinae, Dirphia species all have urticating spines.
Dirphia aviboliviana sixth instar, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, January 4, 2010, 1000m,
courtesy of Jason Weigner,
tentative id by Bill Oehlke.
Dirphia aviboliviana sixth instar, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, January 4, 2010, 1000m,
courtesy of Jason Weigner,
tentative id by Bill Oehlke.
"This larva is currently 6cm. Not sure what the food plant is since I found it on the side of a building. There were what appeared to be some sort of Mimosa species near by with bark that almost matched the patterns of the larva but I am not sure if that is the food plant or not. I'll try to raise it, hopefully I have the right food plant."
The species name is indicative of a close relationship with Dirphia avia and a geographic range in Bolivia.
It is hoped that this alphabetical listing followed by the common name of the anticipated foodplant will prove useful. The list is not exhaustive. Experimenting with
closely related foodplants is worthwhile.
Cedrela odorata |
West Indian Cedar |
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