Adafroptilum bellum
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Updated as per Darge's Saturniidae 2, 2003, April 21, 2006
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Adafroptilum bellum
agh-duh-frop-TIL-ummmBELL-um
(Darge, Naumann, & Brosch in
Darge, 2003)
(Afroptilum)
Adafroptilum bellum holotype male, courtesy
of Stefan Naumann.
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Superfamily: Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Micragonini Cockerell in Packard, 1914 (1902)
Genus: Adafroptilum, Darge, 2004 | |
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DISTRIBUTION:
The Adafroptilum bellum moth
(wingspan: males: 49-56mm; female: probably larger) flies in
northern Malawi, Africa, at elevations of 2000 feet.
The ground colour of the body and wings is a brownish-brick red.
In the male, the forewing outer margin is concave, while the apex and
anal angle are rounded. The am line is thin and curved but meets the
inner margin almost at a right angle. The pm line is more strongly marked;
the marginal line is faint. The darker brown median area has three
relatively large "points of light" in a line. Each point is outlined
with dark grey. There is often a fourth miniscule point just inside the
linear arrangement between
the second and third point.
On the hindwing, the am line is vestigial, the pm line is distinct. There
is a single miniscule "point of light" that is scarcely visible.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
The moth has been observed in November.
Adafroptilum bellum larval hosts are unknown.
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:
EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:
Larval 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.
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