Cerodirphia zikani
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Updated as per Lemaire's Hemileucinae 2002, March 2008
Updated as per personal communication with Carlos Mielke (Parana), April 2008
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Cerodirphia zikani
(Schaus, 1921)
Dirphia
Cerodirphia zikani/occikani male, wingspan: 50 mm, June,
São Bento do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil, courtesy of Eurides Furtado.
Cerodirphia zikani male, 48mm, Santa Catarina, Brazil,
on my home computer only.
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 zikani (wingspan: males: 48-50mm; females: // Mfwl: 23-24mm; Ffwl: flies in
Brazil: Minas Gerais, Parana, Santa Catarina,
(probably Sao Paulo(WO?)).
Possibly the specimen from Sao Bento do Dul, Santa Catarina, Brazil, is Cerodirphia occikani with true zikani being more coastal.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
This moth probably broods continuously.
Cerodirphia zikani female, Brasil, courtesy of Bernhard Wenczel.
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:
Males use highly developed antennae to locate females at night by tracking their airbourne pheromone plumes.
Cerodirphia zikani female, Brazil, courtesy of Bernhard Wenczel.
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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