Asthenidia buckleyi buckleyi

Asthenidia buckleyi buckleyi
Jordan, 1924

Asthenidia buckleyi buckleyi courtesy of Bernhard Wenczel.

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TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834 or
Family: Oxytenidae, Jordan, 1924
Subfamily: Oxyteninae, Jordan, 1924
Genus: Asthenidia, Westwood, 1879

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DISTRIBUTION:

Asthenidia buckleyi buckleyi flies in Bolivia; Peru and Ecuador. Frederic Beneluz confirms them in French Guiana.

In some taxonomies, the Oxyteninae are treated as a subfamily of Oxytenidae rather than as a subfamily of Saturniidae.

Asthenidia buckleyi buckleyi, Napo Wildlife Center, Orellana, Ecuador,
February 10, 2011, courtesy of Pia Oberg.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Pia Oberg reports a late February flight in Orellana Province, Ecuador.

The Asthenidia buckleyi buckleyi moth probably broods continuously.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS, AND PUPAE:

Like the other Oxyteninae, Asthenidia larvae have sticky glands on all body segments.

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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