DISTRIBUTION:

Cricula fansipanensis (wingspan mm) flies in
Vietnam:Type locality: Huanglingshan, Fan Si Pan Mt., Shaba, 3000 m.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

The holotype male was taken August, 2003.

Larvae will probably accept fruit tree foliage: apple, cherry, pear.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Females extend a scent gland from the tip of the abdomen to call in the night-flying males.

Males use well-developed antennae to track the airbourne pheromone.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

The species name is honourific for Hoffmann.

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.

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