Jaiba kesselringi
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Updated as per personal communication with Eurides Furtado
Updated as per Vol. 10 No. 1 1999, TROPICAL LEPIDOPTERA, 10(1): 31-33; February 26, 2013
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Jaiba kesselringi
JYE-buhMKESS-el-ring-eye
Lemaire, Tangerini & Mielke, 1999
Jaiba kesselringi HT male, 46.5mm, Jaiba, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
March 7-17, 1997, courtesy of Lemaire, Tangerini & Mielke.
Jaiba kesselringi Paratype male 48 mm,
Mocambinho, Jaíba, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
courtesy of Eurides Furtado copyright
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Bill Oehlke .
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TAXONOMY:
Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Ceratocampinae Harris, 1841
was Citheroniinae Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
Genus: Jaiba, Lemaire, Tangeri & Mielke, 1999
Speces: kesselringi, Lemaire, Tangerini & Mielke, 1999 |
DISTRIBUTION:
Jaiba kesselringi
(wingspan: males: 47-48 mm; females: 53-59mm // forewing length: males: 27mm; females: 27-30mm) flies in
Brazil: Minas Gerais: Jaíba: Mocambinho (Eurides Furtado).
Jaiba kesselringi HT male (verso), 46.5mm, Jaiba, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
March 7-17, 1997, courtesy of Lemaire, Tangerini & Mielke.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
Jaiba kesselringi flies in January-February-March and May, and possibly in oither months.
Larval hosta are unknown.
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:
Adult Jaiba kesselringi moths emerge from subterranean pupae, and males are slightly smaller than females.
Jaiba kesselringi AT female, 59mm, Jaiba, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
March 7-17, 1997, courtesy of Lemaire, Tangerini & Mielke.
Jaiba kesselringi AT female (verso), 59mm, Jaiba, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
March 7-17, 1997, courtesy of Lemaire, Tangerini & Mielke.
EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:
Night-flying females lay translucent eggs on host plant leaves. The developing larvae can be seen through the egg shells.
Larvae pupate underground in small chambers.
Care of larvae and pupae should be as for any Neotropical species.
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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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 source of the genus name "Jaiba", but I think it is a location in Minas Gerais..
The species name "kesselringi" is honourific for of Jorge Kesselring.