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

Dirphiopsis unicarpishiana
DIRF-ee-op-sisMyou-nee-kar-PISH-ee-an-uh
Brechlin & Meister, 2011

Dirphiopsis unicarpishiana male, 72mm, Carpish Pass, Huanuco, Peru,
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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 unicarpishiana (wingspan: males: mm; females: probably larger // Mfwl: 37-39; Ffwl: larger) flies in
Peru: Huanuco: Carpish Pass; at elevations of 2800m.

This species tends to be larger than D. unicolor (Wingspan: males: 72mm; females: larger // Mfwl: 32-36mm) from Morona-Santiago, Ecuador.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Moths fly in May 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, unicarpishiana is indicative of a similarity to D. unicolor and a specimen type locale in Carpish Pass, Huanuco, Peru.

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