DISTRIBUTION:

Dirphiopsis janzeni flies in Bolivia: Santa Cruz.

Dirphiopsis janzeni, Bolivia, courtesy of All Leps Barcode of Life

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Larval hosts are unknown.

Dirphiopsis janzeni, Bolivia, courtesy of All Leps Barcode of Life

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Males use highly developed antennae to locate females at night by tracking her airbourne pheromone plume.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Eggs are 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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