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

Dirphiopsis rotenbergi
DIRF-ee-op-sisMROH-ten-berg-eye
Brechlin & Meister, 2011

Dirphiopsis rotenbergi male, Shanki, Satipo, Junin, Peru,
700m, courtesy of Eric van Schayck, id by Bill Oehlke.

Dirphiopsis rotenbergi male, Peru,
courtesy of Eric van Schayck, tentative id by Bill Oehlke.

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 rotenbergi (wingspan: males: mm; females: probably larger // Mfwl: 27-33mm; Ffwl: larger) flies in
Venezuela: Merida; Barinas; at elevations of 420-2000m;
Peru: Junin; Cusco; Puno; and
Bolivia: La Paz.

The outer edge of the very pink forewing basal area is quite oblique, subparallel to the outer margin. A light coloured hindwing submarginal band seems quite pronounced in this species.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Moths fly in May, July-August-September-October and possibly at other times. Larval hosts are unknown.

Dirphiopsis rotenbergi female, Venezuela,
courtesy of Eric van Schayck, id by Bill Oehlke.

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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