Adeloneivaia pelias
(W. Rothschild, 1907) Othorene

Adeloneivaia pelias male, Rio Venado Village, Satipo, Junin, Peru,
February 3, 2011, 1200m, 50mm, courtesy of Philippe Brems.

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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: pelias, (W. Rothschild, 1907)

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DISTRIBUTION:

The Adeloneivaia pelias moth (wingspan: males: 50 (PB)-54-65 mm; females: 74-95mm) flies in
Bolivia: Beni;
Peru: San Martin, Huanuco, Junin (PB), Madre de Dios, Puno;
eastern and western Ecuador: Napo, Morona-Santiago and probably Pastaza, and in Esmeraldas (HK) and (probably in Carchi and Imbabura (WO?));
French Guiana: Cayenne; and
Brazil: Para, Amapa, Amazonas, Mato Grosso.

Adeloneivaia pelias moth (male) courtesy of Vladimir Izersky.

Males are dark red brown and also lack cell spot on ventral surface of forewings.

Adeloneivaia pelias courtesy of Bernhard Wenczel.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Adeloneivaia pelias flies in August and possibly early in the new year. Philippe Brems reports a February 3, 2011, flight in Satipo, Junin, Peru.

Adeloneivaia pelias male, Peru,
courtesy of Eric van Schayck.

Adeloneivaia pelias female, Peru,
courtesy of Eric van Schayck.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

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

Mating probably begins shortly after dusk with a calling period from 11:50 pm. to 2:30 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.

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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