DISTRIBUTION:

Orecta comus (wingspan: males: 75-85mm; females: 104-107mm // forewing length: males: 34-41mm; females: 49-51mm) flies in
Brazil: southern Maranhao; at elevations near 480-500m.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Orecta comus adults are on the wing in southern Maranhao in October-November-December. There are possibly additional flight months.

Both males and females respond to lights, but usually for a short period just after dusk.

Orecta comus larvae possibly feed upon plants in the Lauraceae family.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Orecta comus AT female, Feira Nova do Maranhao, Retiro, Maranhao, Brazil,
December 10, 2011, 480m, courtesy of C. G. C. Mielke, via Jean Haxaire.

Orecta comus AT female (verso), Feira Nova do Maranhao, Retiro, Maranhao, Brazil,
December 10, 2011, 480m, courtesy of C. G. C. Mielke, via Jean Haxaire.

EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:

Larval Food Plants

Listed below are anticipated primary food plant(s) and alternate 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.

Lauraceae .......

Lauraceae

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