Oxytenis zerbina

Oxytenis zerbina
(Cramer, 1780) Phalaena

Oxytenis zerbina, French Guiana,
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This site has been created by Bill Oehlke at oehlkew@islandtelecom.com
Comments, suggestions and/or additional information are welcomed by Bill.

TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834, or
Family: Oxytenidae, Jordan, 1924
Subfamily: Oxyteninae, Jordan, 1924
Genus: Oxytenis Hubner, [1819]
Type species: Phalaena modestia, Cramer, 1780

MIDI MUSIC

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DISTRIBUTION:

The Oxytenis zerbina moth (wingspan: males: mm; females: mm) flies in Suriname. In some taxonomies, the Oxytenidae are treated as a distinct family rather than as a subfamily of Saturniidae.

Oxytenis angulata (Cramer, 1775) is synonymous with this species.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

In the early instars, larvae resemble some of the Papilio species with their white saddles on a dark background suggesting a bird dropping. Genetic analysis should prove very interesting when it is finally done.

Moths eclose from pupae in as few as ten days from pupation date.

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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