DISTRIBUTION:

Adeloneivaia bahiana (approximate wingspan: males: 46mm; females: larger // forewing length: males: 21mm; females: larger) flies in
Brazil: Bahia; at elevations of aproximately 600m.

Forewings are orangey-brown, slightly darker brown in the basal and terminal areas. The thin, dark am line is straight and runs perpendicular to the inner margin to the costa. The thin, dark pm line is slightly preapical, almost straight in its course, with a slight bend downward outside the cell. The outer margin is straight, slightly oblique. The circular cell mark is dark.

The hindwing is a very pale orangey-white with a hint of a slightly darker, diffuse, preapical median band, stronger near the apex and disappearing near the cell which is devoid of any marking.

The species name, bahiana, is indicative of a specimen type location in Bahia, Brazil.

* Regarding the image at the top of the page, wing shape, colour and pattern are a good match for Entomo Satsphingia image of Adeloneivaia bahiana, but I have no location data except for Brazil, so I am not certain of identification. Bill Oehlke

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Adeloneivaia bahiana fly in March. There are probably additional flight months.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Adult Adeloneivaia bahianai moths emerge from pupae, and males are smaller than females.

Mating probably begins shortly after dusk with a likely calling period from 10:30 pm. to 1:00 am.

EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:

Night-flying females lay translucent eggs on host plant leaves.

Larvae pupate underground in small chambers.

Care of larvae and pupae should be as for any Neotropical species. 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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Adeloneivaia bahiana male, 48mm, Bahia, Brazil,
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