Cerodirphia barbuti
Updated as per Global Mirror System of DNA Barcoding Analysis (locations and dates of BOLD submissions), December, 2011

Cerodirphia barbuti
Rougerie & Herbin, 2004

Cerodirphia barbuti male copyright Rodolphe Rougerie

TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Hemileucinae, Grote & Rob., 1866
Tribe: Hemileucini, Grote & Robinson, 1866
Genus: Cerodirphia, Blanchard, 1952

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DISTRIBUTION:

Cerodirphia barbuti flies in
Peru: Cajamarca: Rd Celendin to Cajamarca, km. 48, -7.144, -78.364, collected by J. Barbut, A. Leveque & B. Vincent, 2003-09-17 (Mirror).

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

This moth probably broods continuously. Specimens have been taken in September.

Cerodirphia barbuti male (verso) copyright Rodolphe Rougerie

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Males use highly developed antennae to locate females at night by tracking their airbourne pheromone plumes.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Larve feed gregariously and have urticating spines. 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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