DISTRIBUTION:

Kentroleuca spitzi (wingspan: males: 44-54mm; females: 56-78mm) flies in
Brazil: Distrito Federal: Brasilica; Goias: Leopoldo de Bulhoes;
Bolivia: Santa Cruz: Provincia Caballero (2400m).

I suspect it also flies in Tocantins, Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul.

Kentroleuca spitzi male, courtesy of Daniel Herbin.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Kentroleuca spitzi larval hosts are unknown. Moths are on the wing October-December.

Kentroleuca spitzi female, 56mm, Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil, courtesy of Carlos Mielke.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

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

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Typical of species in the Genus Kentroleuca and the Subfamily Hemileucinae, the larvae are 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. None known as yet!

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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 or Latin 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.

For the honourific names, I have maintained the pronunciation of the honoured person's name rather than place the accent on the next to last syllable.

The species name "spitzi" is honorific for R. Spitz.

The genus name, Kentroleuca, possibly refers to the accentuated presence of white markings on the type species, Kentroleuca lineosa, or it may refer to the spur-like projection formed by the intersection of the am line and the prominent white line paralleling the forewing inner margin.

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