DISTRIBUTION:

Kentroleuca griseoalbata (wingspan: males approximately 58-64(RSL)mm; females approximately 68mm) flies in
Brazil: Itararé (740m), São Paulo State; Parana (CM).

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Kentroleuca griseoalbata larval hosts are unknown.

Kentroleuca griseoalbata female paratype, Brazil, courtesy of Carlos G. C. Mielke

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Males use well-developed antennae to seek out females which probably scent at night.

Kentroleuca griseoalbata?? male, 64mm, North Parana, Brazil,
Cornell University Collection, courtesy of Ryan Saint Laurent

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Typical of species in the Genus Kentroleuca and the Subfamily Hemileucinae, the larvae are probably armed with urticating spines.

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. Foodplants and larvae are unknown as of February 2019.

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