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Updated as per T. Bouyer's Catalogue, 1999, April 2, 2006 |
Decachorda seydeli female, Elisabethville, DRC,
December 3, 1930,
courtesy of
Lepidoptera Types of the Royal Museum for Central Africa
TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 |
"Moon River" |
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In the female, a thin outer line separates an orangey-brown basal-median area from a darker postmedian/submarginal area. There is a generous sprinking of dark scales on all wings. On each wing, the cell spot is off-white (tending toward yellow), out-lined faintly in black and seems to be "pointed" toward the outer margin.
The male has similar markings, but rather than a definite pm line on each wing, there is a dramatic change in colouration in a convex arc, separating the lighter basal-median area from the post median area. The cell mark is white, circular, and with a dark outline. The forewing outer margin is markedly convex with a fringe concolourous with the basal median area.
Pinhey describes D. aspersa as having a similar wing colour pattern.
Decachorda seydeli male, 39mm, Mwinilunga, Northwestern Province, Zambia,
on my home compuiter only.
Decachorda seydeli male, 33mm, Mwinilunga, Northwestern Province, Zambia,
on my home compuiter only.
Decachorda seydeli male, 38mm, Mwinilunga, Northwestern Province, Zambia,
on my home compuiter only.
Decachorda seydeli larvae probably feed on Hyparrhenia or grasses.
Decachorda seydeli female (verso), Elisabethville, DRC, December 3, 1930,
courtesy of
Lepidoptera Types of the Royal Museum for Central Africa
Hyparrhenia...... |
Thatching grass |
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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.
There are many collectors from different countries whose
intonations and accents would be different.
The species name "seydeli" is honourific for
Charles Seydel of Katanga.