DISTRIBUTION:

Winbrechlinia shapiroi (wingspan: males: 42mm; females larger than males; forewing length: males: 24mm; females: ??) flies in
Colombia: Cesar: near Cerro Kachui, Sierra Nevada da Santa Marta at elevations of 4000-4400m.

This species was previously included in the Ormiscodes genus until 2016 when Ron Brechlin moved it to the newly created Winbrechlinia genus.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Ormiscodes shapiroi is probably single brooded throughout most, if not all, of its range. Adults are likely on the wing in late December until early January. There may be a limited flight season due to high elevation.

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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The following moth was at one time indicated as shapiroi without location. It is not shapiroi, and I do not recognize it as any known Saturniidae species.

Winbrchlinia shapiroi male, on my home computer only.