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Updated as per Heppner's Checklist: Part 4B 1996, December 16, 2005 Updated as per Lemaire's Hemileucinae 2002, October 3, 2006 Updated as per http://www.inbio.ac.cr/bims/k02/p05/c029/o0119/f00885.htm IB, April 2008 Updated as per personal communication with Frederic Beneluz, April 30, 2011 |
TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
"What.A.Wonderful.World" |
This moth is very similar to biremis but has a pm line that is thinner and less broadly outlined in black. The yellow wing veins on the ventral surface distinguish lacsa.
Natural larval hosts are unknown, but Robinia is a likely choice and has been used with success by Kirby Wolfe for other species in this genus.
Pseudodirphia lacsa, Tausito, Cartago, Costa Rica,
1200m, courtesy of Frederic Beneluz.
Males use highly developed antennae to locate females at night by tracking their airbourne pheromone plume.At rest, moths fold wings over the body in typical Hemileucinae style. |
Eggs are deposited in clusters or rings. Larvae are gregarious and are well equipped with urticating spines. A light, single-walled cocoon is spun among leaf litter. |
Robinia ....... | Locust |
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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.
Frederi Beneluz writes, "The species name, lacsa, is honorific for Lineas Aereas Costarricenses S.A. or LACSA. This company was the carrier of the
insects collections of the INBIO sent to USA for determination and then sent back (C. Lemaire, Pers. Com., 1995)"