DISTRIBUTION:

Hylesia corevia (wingspan: males: 48mm; females: mm) flies in
Brazil: Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Espirito Santo, Sao Paulo, Parana and Santa Catarina.

Originaly described from Rio de Janeiro. Lemaire placed corevia in synonymity with metapyrrha in 1996. I am pretty sure it has been resurrected (2010) to full species status, and it probably flies along the eastern Brazilian coast from at least Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro; to Santa Catarina: Sao Bento do Sul; Santa Cecilia. Brechlin & Meister, 2016, report it in Espirito Santo and Santa Catarina.

Brechlin & Meister, 2016, confirm corevia as a valid species.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Specimens likely fly in January, February, March, April and October. Larval hosts are unknown, but guava would be worth a try.

Hylesia corevia female, Espirito Santo, Brazil,
Frank Meister, on my home computer only.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Females extend a scent gland from the tip of the abdomen, and the night-flying males pick up and track the airbourne pheromone plume with their well-developed antennae.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Eggs are deposited in large clusters on hostplant stems. The egg mass is intertwined and covered with urticating hairs from the female abdomen. These same hairs can probably cause severe dermatitis in humans and probably protect the eggs from predators. Incubation can last as long as 52 days.

Larval Food Plants

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.

Psidium guayava ........

Guava

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The pronunciation of scientific names is troublesome for many. The "suggestion" at the top of the page is merely a suggestion. It is based on commonly accepted English pronunciation of Greek names and/or some fairly well accepted "rules" for latinized scientific names.

The suggested pronunciations, on this page and on other pages, are primarily put forward to assist those who hear with internal ears as they read.

There are many collectors from different countries whose intonations and accents would be different.

I do not know the origin of the genus name Hylesia.

I do not know the reason for the species name "corevia".