Citheronia lobesis jordani
Updated as per Heppner's Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera Checklist: Part 4B, 1996, December 2, 2005
Lemaire's Ceratocampinae, December 2, 2005

Citheronia lobesis jordani
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Draudt, 1930

Citheronia lobesis jordani male, copyright protected, courtesy of Kirby Wolfe.

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TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Ceratocampinae, Harris, 1841
was Citheroniinae Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
Genus: Citheronia, Hübner, 1819
species: lobesis jordani, Draudt, 1930

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DISTRIBUTION:

The Citheronia lobesis jordani moth (wingspan: males: 85-94mm; females: 128mm) flies in Mexico: Jalisco, Oaxaca, Chiapas.

The forewing has a sharper apex than other lobesis subspecies and the hindwing is lobed.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Moths are on the wing in July and August in coastal areas off western Mexico.

Citheronia lobesis jordani larvae feed on Rhus laurina, Rhus typhina and Liquidambar styraciflua.

Citheronia lobesis jordani courtesy of Dr. Manuel A. Balcazar Lara

Citheronia lobesis jordani female, by Viktor Suter and Bernhard Wenczel.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

The slightly smaller, more brigthly coloured males use their more highly developed antennae to locate calling females at night.

Males of this subfamily and genus have antennae which are quadripectinate for the basal two-thirds of their length.

EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:

Citheronia lobesis jordani larvae have scoli slightly less well-developed than many of the other Citheronia species.

Pupation is underground in a small cell.

Citheronia lobesis jordani larva, copyright protected, courtesy of Kirby Wolfe.

Visit Citheronia lobesis jordani male, female and larva, Mexico, courtesy of Bernhard Wenczel and Viktor Suter.

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.

Liquidambar styraciflua......
Rhus laurina
Rhus typhina

Sweetgum
Laurel sumac
Staghorn sumac

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