Adeloneivaia irrorata
(Schaus, 1900) Othorene

Adeloneivaia irrorata male, Cuidad Valles, San Luis Potosi, Mexico,
October 14, 1976, courtesy of Charles Bordelon and Ed Knudson.

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TAXONOMY: Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834 Subfamily: Ceratocampinae Harris, 1841 was Citheroniinae Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894 Genus: Adeloneivaia, Travassos, 1940 Speces: irrorata, (Schaus, 1900)

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DISTRIBUTION:

The Adeloneivaia irrorata moth (wingspan: males: 51-70mm; females: 74-86mm) flies in
Mexico: San Luis Potosi, Veracruz, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Etat de Mexico;
Belize: Orange Walk, Cayo, Stann Creek and Toledo; and
Guatemala: Huehuetenango, Baja Verapaz, (Izabal (JM));
(and possibly into South America, but Vladimir Izersky's id from Peru is very questionable).

Females have a beige rather than black abdomen, distinguishing this species from subangulata. Males are indistinguishable.

Adeloneivaia irrorata, Mexico, courtesy of Manuel Balcazar-Lara.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Adeloneivaia irrorata flies in August-September.

Adeloneivaia irrorata female, on my home computer only.

Adeloneivaia irrorata female (verso), on my home computer only.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

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

Mating probably begins shortly after dusk with a calling period from 11:00 pm. to 2:00 am.

A light rainfall or mist seems to stimulate additional flight or eclosions resulting in more moths on the wing, or at least taken at lights, but this species is an infrequent visitor.

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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