DISTRIBUTION:

Gamelia rindguayana (wingspan: males: 56mm; females: // forewing length: males: 28-31mm; females: probably larger) flies in
French Guiana: Saint Laurent du Maroni; Saint Jean du Maroni; Coralie; Cayenne; Kaw Mountains; Belizon;
Brazil: Amazonas;
Venezuela: Bolivar; at elevations from 80-300m.

The forewing cell marking tends to be slightly smaller in rindguayana than in rindgei. Otherwise it is quite difficult to tell the two species apart.

Gamelia rindgei male, Mendez, Morona-Satiago, Ecuador. The forewing ocellus seems somewhat oblong with longest axis almost parallel to the line of the inner margin. Peru; Bolivia; Ecuador; lower east Andean slopes.

Gamelia rindguayana, Brazil. The forewing ocellus seems round and smaller than the one experienced in G. rindgei. French Guiana; Venezuela: Bolivar; Brazil: Amazonas; Guyano-Amazonian region.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Specimens have been taken in August and December. There are probably additional flight months. Gamelia rindguayana larvae probably feed on Common guava (Psidium guajava).

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Females extend a scent gland from the tip of their abdomens to "call" the males. Males use their antennae to hone in on the airbourne pheromone.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Larvae resemble Automeris species with their numerous urticating body spines. Larvae are gregarious.

The species name, rindguayana, is indicative of a species similar to G. rindgei with a specimen type in French Guiana.

Larval Food Plants

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.

Psidium guajava .......

Common guava

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