DISTRIBUTION:

The Hylesia vindex moth (wingspan: males: 35-46mm; females: 49-57mm) flies in
Brazil: Espirito Santa; Rio de Janeiro; Sao Paulo; Parana; Rio Grande do Sul. Specimens have been taken in locales with elevations from 850 - 1850m.

This is the same moth as H. solvex and H. erebus.

Hylesia vindex male, Brazil,
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FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Larval hosts are unknown.

This species probably broods continuously on a three month cycle. Specimens have been taken November-April.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

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

Hylesia vindex ?? female, Rancho Grande, Rondonia, Brazil,
August 1993, courtesy of Vernon Evans.

Hylesia vindex ?? male, Rancho Grande, Rondonia, Brazil,
August 1993, courtesy of Vernon Evans.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Eggs are deposited in clusters on hostplant foliage.

Hylesia vindex larvae are highly gregarious and have the urticating spines typical of larvae from the Subfamily Hemileucinae.

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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