Asthenidia diffissa fortis
Jordan, 1924
Asthenidia diffissa fortis, 83mm, Regina, French Guiana,
February-March 2006, courtesy of Alex Cahurel.
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TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
"The.Girl.from.Ipanema"
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DISTRIBUTION:
The Asthenidia diffissa fortis moth flies in Peru. 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.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
The Asthenidia celata 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
Listed below are primary food plant(s) and alternate food plants listed in Stephen E.
Stone's Foodplants of World Saturniidae or from other sources. 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.
EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS, AND PUPAE:
Like the other Oxyteninae, Asthenidia larvae have sticky glands on all body segments.
Larval Food Plants
Listed below are primary food plant(s) and alternate food plants listed in Stephen E.
Stone's Foodplants of World Saturniidae or from other sources. 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.
Larval Food Plants
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Asthenidia diffissa fortis, Guyana, January 12, 1997,
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