DISTRIBUTION:

Copaxa mannana (wingspan: males: 94mm (BG); females: 90mm (BG) flies at elevations of 3000m in
Mexico: Hildago; Neuvo Leon: Cilantrillo (BG).

The forewing hyaline spot is narrow and oblong while the hindwing ocellus is large and circular.

Copaxa mannana male, 94mm, Hidalgo, Mexico,
courtesy of Bill Garthe.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Copaxa mannana larvae feed upon various oak species.

Most of the Copaxa brood continuously so I suspect mannana would be on the wing every month of the year.Bill Garthe reports a September flight in Neuvo Leon, Mexico.

Copaxa mannana female copyright protected courtesy of Kirby Wolfe.

Copaxa mannana female, 90mm, Cilantrillo, Neuvo Leon, Mexico,
September, 2013, courtesy of Bill Garthe.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Male Copaxa mannana moths use highly developed antennae to locate females shortly after dark by tracking the airbourne pheromone plume. The female releases this scent into the night air via an organ extended from the tip of the abdomen.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

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.

Quercus agrifolia.......... Quercus gambelli Quercus ilex Quercus kelloggii Quercus robur

Coast live oak Gambel oak Holly/Holm oak California black oak English oak

Copaxa mannana gynandromorph copyright protected courtesy of Kirby Wolfe.

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