Cerodirphia rosacordis
Updated as per Lemaire's Hemileucinae 2002, March 2008

Cerodirphia rosacordis
(Walker, 1855) Dirphia

Cerodirphia rosacordis male: wingspan: 64 mm, December,
Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, courtesy of Eurides Furtado.

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 rosacordis (wingspan: males: 64-74mm; females: 85-90mm) is endemic to
central eastern Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Distrito Federal.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

This moth possibly broods continuously. Current records indicate moths on the wing in September, December and January.

Larval hosts are unknown.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Males use highly developed quadripectinate 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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