DISTRIBUTION:

Citheronioides lamata (wingspan: males: mm; females: larger) flies in
Guatemala: Izabal: Cayuga.

BOLD Systems lists Citheronioides lamata and Frank Meister lists it in his foodplants book. I am not sure where the revision to species status is published, or even if it has been officially publshed. This moth had been synonymized with Citheronioides collaris from an original naming as Citheronia lamata.

When I place the Smithsonian image on the collaris page, the yellow hindwing median band seems reduced in the Smithsonian image compared to most images noted as collaris, but some specimens on the collaris page, well outside of Guatemala also show the reduced yellow, which may be a variable trait of just one species, Citheronioides collaris

Possibly geographic isolation by mountain chains has given rise to specimens significantly, consistently different in DNA to warrant species status???? (Bill Oehlke).

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Larval hosts are unknown.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Moths eclose from subterranean pupae.

Females probably call in the males with an airbourne pheromone and most activity probably occurs in the early morning hours from 1:00 to 3:00 am.

EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:

Pupation is underground in a small cell.

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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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.

The source of the genus name Citheronioides is the likeness of members of this genus to the genus Citheronia. "Citheronia" is probably derived from Mount Citheron (Greek mythology), an untamed wilderness, exempt from the laws of civilization. The goddesses go naked there and are free from any of the pressures of society.

The reason for species name "lamata" is unknown to me.