Neorcarnegia bispinosa
nee-or-kar-NEGG-ee-uhMbye-spye-NO-suh
Naumann, 2006

Neorcarnegia bispinosa male (HT), courtesy of Stefan Naumann.

Neorcarnegia bispinosa male, western Bahia, Brazil,
December2, 2017 courtesy of Athena Hellas, tentative id by Bill Oehlke.

Neorcarnegia species ?? male, Ponte Funda, Goias, Brazil,
65mm, Cornell University Collection, via Ryan Saint Laurent.

This site has been created by Bill Oehlke.
Comments, suggestions and/or additional information are welcomed by Bill.

TAXONOMY: Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834 Subfamily: Ceratocampinae, Harris, 1841 Genus: Neocarnegia, Draudt, 1930 species: bispinosa, Naumann, 2006

DISTRIBUTION:

Neorcarnegia bispinosa (wingspan: males: 57mm; females: 87mm) flies in
central Brazil: Bahia (WO/AH); Ceara (SB); Federal District (SN), Goias (SN); Mato Grosso (WO); and
eastern Bolivia: Santa Cruz and Chuquisaca, and
possibly northwestern Argentina: Jujuy (NV) at elevations from 750 to 1400m.

Neorcarnegia bispinosa female, Calilegua, Jujuy, Argentina,
February 17, 2010, 1100m, courtesy of Nigel Venters, tentative id by Bill Oehlke.

I am not sure of range differences between basirei and bispinosa, but I think bispinosa is from drier habitat in Brazil, western Paraguay, Bolivia and northwestern Argentina, while basirei is more likely limited to southeastern Brazil, southeastern Paraguay and possibly northeastern Argentina.

Visit Neorcarnegia bispinosa, male and female, Calilegua, Jujuy, Argentina, February 2010, courtesy of Nigel Venters, tentative id by Bill Oehlke.

Visit Neorcarnegia bispinosa, male, Tiangua, Ceara, Brazil, February 28, 2017, courtesy of Sylvia Barroso, tentative id by Bill Oehlke.

Neorcarnegia bispinosa female, 20-25 km W of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia,
January 4, 2010, 1000m, courtesy of Jason Weigner, id by Bill Oehlke.

Neorcarnegia bispinosa female, 20-25 km W of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia,
January 4, 2010, 1000m, courtesy of Jason Weigner, id by Bill Oehlke.

N. bispinosa has "a slightly more greyish ground colour, less falcate forewings in male and female and less elongated tips of the hindwing inner angle in males, larger size of the transparent parts of fore- and hindwings, and mainly in details of male genitalia (two sclerites on the vessica instead of one in N. basirei)" Naumann, 2006".

This species is also slightly smaller than N. basirei, and the pm line goes directly to the tip of the apex. On the ventral surface the am line is not developed

Neorcarnegia bispinosa male (verso), from Stefan Naumann publication.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Specimens have been taken in September, October, November, Neorcarnegia bispinosa possibly feed on Caesalpinia ferrea, Cassia and Machaerium acutifolium.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Female Neorcarnegia bispinosa moths extend a scent gland from the posterior tip of the abdomen to call in the males.

Neorcarnegia bispinosa female (AT), courtesy of Stefan Naumann.

Neorcarnegia bispinosa female (verso), from Stefan Naumann publication.

EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:

Females deposit slightly oblong, slightly flattened, translucent green eggs on hostplant foliage.

Neorcarnegia bispinosa eggs, 20-25 km W of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia,
January 5, 2010, 1000m, courtesy of Jason Weigner, id by Bill Oehlke.

Larve form an incomplete tent-like cocoon, affixed to a hard substrate.

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.

Caesalpinia ferrea Cassia Machaerium acutifolium......

Leopard Tree Cassia Bastiao-de-arruda

Use your browser "Back" button to return to the previous page.

Return to Neorcarnegia Index

Return to Main Saturniidae Index

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.

Stefan Naumann indicates the genus name "Neorcarnegia" was chosen by Draudt "reminiscent to the African genus carnegia Holland, 1896 which has some similarities in wing form and pattern (Bouvier 1931: 108)."

The species name "bispinosa" refers to the two sclerites on the vessica instead of one in N. basirei.