DISTRIBUTION:

Orecta titana (wingspan: males: 75-85mm; females: 104-107mm // forewing length: males: 34-41mm; females: 49-51mm) flies in
Bolivia: La Paz and
Peru. It is very similar to O. lycidas.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Orecta titana adults are on the wing in ??.

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

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

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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