Oxytenis peregrina
(Stoll, 1780) Phalaena
Oxytenis peregrina male, July 23, 2006, Lita, Esmeraldas, Ecuador,
courtesy/copyright Horst Kach.
Oxytenis peregrina male, Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Alta Floresta, northern Mato Grosso, Brazil,
October 22, 2004, 280m, courtesy of Pia Oberg.
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TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
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DISTRIBUTION:
The Oxytenis peregrina moth
(wingspan: males: 67mm; females: mm) flies in
Suriname;
French Guiana: Coralie;
Ecuador:
Esmeraldas and undoubtedly
in other locations on both sides of the Andes.
In some taxonomies, the Oxytenidae are treated as a distinct family rather than as a subfamily of Saturniidae.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
There are probably multiple flights (January-February, June-July, September ??). Horst Kach reports a July flight in Lita, eastern Esmeraldas province, Ecuador.
FGS reports a January flight in French Guiana.
Oxytenis peregrina male (verso), July 23, 2006, Lita, Esmeraldas, Ecuador,
courtesy/copyright Horst Kach.
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:
Oxytenis peregrina female, French Guiana,
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EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:
Oxytenis peregrina female, French Guiana,
on my home computer only.
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 PlantsIt 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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Oxytenis peregrina male, Coralie, French Guiana,
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