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Updated as per Entomo Satsphingia Jahrgang 4 Heft 3 23.08.2011; December 29, 2012 |
Ptiloscola cuscoensis male, 59mm,
Cusco, Peru,
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TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
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Mating probably begins shortly after dusk with a calling period from 10:30 pm. to 1:00 am.
A light rainfall or mist seems to stimulate additional flight or eclosions resulting in more moths on the wing, or at least taken at lights, but overall this species is infrequent at lights and very erratic in flight when approaching.
Larvae are well adorned with scoli and pupate
underground in small chambers or among surface litter.
Care of larvae and pupae should be as for
any Neotropical species.
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.
The species name "cuscoensis" is indicative of a specmen type location in Cusco, Peru.
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