DISTRIBUTION:

The Arsenura jennettae moth (wingspan: males: 114-125mm; females: probably larger) "flies in central Bolivia: Santa Cruz (just east of Comarapa--Chris Conlan) and probably La Paz in arid tropical forest (seasonally dry) during late October and early November at the start of the rainy season." Chris Conlan.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Arsenura jennettae female, courtesy/copyright Frank Meister,
digital wing replacement, left side, by Bill Oehlke.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Arsenurini males use their antennae to seek out females which scent at night.

EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:

Larvae descend tree trunks at maturity to pupate in subterranean chambers.

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.

The pronunciation of scientific names is troublesome for many. The "suggestion" at the top of the page is merely a suggestion. It is based on commonly accepted English pronunciation of Greek names and/or some fairly well accepted "rules" for latinized scientific names.

The suggested pronunciations, on this page and on other pages, are primarily put forward to assist those who hear with internal ears as they read.

There are many collectors from different countries whose intonations and accents would be different.

Some of the early describers/namers chose genus and species names indicating some character of the insect, but more often, they simply chose names from Greek or Roman mythology or history.

Those species names which end in "ensis" indicate a specimen locale, and those which end in "i", pronounced "eye", honour a contempory friend/collector/etc.

I do not know the source of the genus name "Arsenura" chosen by Duncan in 1841.

The species name "jennettae" is honourific for Jennetta.

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