Homoeopteryx syssauroides
C. Felder, 1874

Homoeopteryx syssauroides male, Juquitiba, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
February 8, 2016, courtesy of Marcelo Massari, tentative id by Bill Oehlke

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Comments, suggestions and/or additional information are welcomed by Bill.

TAXONOMY: Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834 or Family: Oxytenidae, Jordan, 1924 Subfamily: Oxyteninae, Jordan, 1924 Genus: Homoeopteryx, C. Felder, 1874

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DISTRIBUTION:

Homoeopteryx syssauroides flies in
Brazil: Sao Paulo if my id at top of page is correct.

In some taxonomies, the Oxyteninae are treated as a subfamily of Oxytenidae rather than as a subfamily of Saturniidae.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

The Homoeopteryx syssauroides moth probably broods continuously.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS, AND PUPAE:

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.

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