DISTRIBUTION:

Ormiscodes penai (wingspan: males: 43-45mm; females: 51mm) flies in
Chile: Coquimbo; Aconagua; Valparaiso: Vina del Mar.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Ormiscodes penai is probably single brooded throughout most, if not all, of its range. Adults are likely on the wing from March-April.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Females extend a scent gland from the tip of the abdomen, and the night-flying males pick up and track the airbourne pheromone plume with their well-developed antennae.

Adults rest during the day on the foliage or trunks of pines or other hosts, flying only at night. Both males and females respond to light.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS, AND PUPAE:

Early instar larvae typically feed gregariously. Late instar larvae become more widely dispersed on host trees and understory vegetation.

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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