Dirphiopsis brockmanni
Updated as per personal communication with Carlos Mielke, February, 2008

Dirphiopsis brockmanni
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C. Mielke, S. Naumann and U. Brosch, 2008

Dirphiopsis brockmanni male, holotype, Brazil, courtesy/copyright Carlos G. C. Mielke.

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 brockmanni (wingspan: males: 88mm; females: 100mm) flies in
Brazil: Minas Gerais: Santa Bárbara: Caraça, 1250 m.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Moths probably ?? fly in January, March, April, May and August. Larval hosts are unknown.

Dirphiopsis brockmanni female, paratype, courtesy/copyright Carlos G. C. Mielke.

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.

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