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Updated from Polillas Saturnidas de Colombia, 1997, Angela R. Amarillo-S., January 2007 |
Rhodirphia carminata male, Los Bancos (Pichincha) Ecuador,
November 24, 2006, courtesy
of Horst Kach.
TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
"Someone to Watch |
Rhodirphia carminata male, Los Bancos, westside; Pichincha Province,
November-December-January, courtesy of Horst Kach
Rhodirphia carminata male (verso), Los Bancos, westside; Pichincha Province,
November-December-January, courtesy of Horst Kach
This species probably broods continuously on a three-four month cycle.
Colombia: March-April, August-October.
Ecuador: December-January-February, August.
Rhodirphia carminata male, Alluriquin, Pichincha Province,
930 m, January 20, 2003, courtesy of Hubert Mayer.
Rhodirphia carminata male, 94mm, Los Bancos, Pichincha, Ecuador,
December 2005, courtesy of Bill Garthe.
Rhodirphia carminata male, Costa, Pichincha, western Ecuador,
1090m, January 5, 2005, courtesy
of Andreas Riekert.
Rhodirphia carminata larvae are probably highly gregarious and probably have the urticating spines typical of larvae from the Subfamily Hemileucinae.
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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.
Some of the early describers/namers chose genus and species names indicating some character of the insect, but more often, they simply chose names from Greek or Roman mythology or history.
Those species names which end in "ensis" indicate a specimen locale, and those which end in "i", pronounced "eye", honour a contempory friend/collector/etc.
I do not know the source of the genus name "Rhodirphia" chosen by Michener in 1949. PERHAPS?? the hindwing cell spot intersecting the median band suggested the Greek letter Rho.
The species name "carminata" was probably chosen for the deep carmine ground colour of the forewing.
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