DISTRIBUTION:

Goodia astrica (wingspan: males: 58-66-68mm; females: larger) inhabits
Gabon (Thierry Bouyer);
Cameroon: Goyoum (PD), Elone (WO); and
The Republic of Central Africa: Lobaye; Sangha: Ndoki PN (SA#12), (Philippe Darge).

Possibly many of those specimens from RCA, previously identified as astrica, are the very similar species Goodia addita.

Goodia astrica male, Elone, Cameroon (Sud Province), July 2006,
wingspan 68mm, courtesy of Sebastian Brandner, identification by Bill Oehlke

Goodia astrica male (verso), Elone, Cameroon (Sud Province), July 2006,
wingspan 68mm, courtesy of Sebastian Brandner, identification by Bill Oehlke

I have identified the moth from Elone as G. astrica primarily for its dark colouration and rounded forewing apex tip. The large dark area outside the crescent also seems to have a characteristic cap and an extension almost to the outer margin.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

This moth flies in January-February-March-April, June-July, October and December.

Larval hosts are unknown.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Females fly early at night with males on the wing around midnight, the calling time of females. Both sexes come in to lights.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Eggs are probably deposited in small groups of 4-12 on twigs or hostplant leaves. Larvae are solitary feeders.

Larvae descend the foodplant at pupation time and construct a flimsy cocoon in debris at the base of the hostplant.

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.

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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. It is based on commonly accepted English pronunciation of Greek names and/or some fairly well accepted "rules" for latinized scientific names.

The suggested pronunciations, on this page and on other pages, are primarily put forward to assist those who hear with internal ears as they read.

There are many collectors from different countries whose intonations and accents would be different.

Goodia might?? be honourific for botanist Peter Good.

I do not know the reason for the species name 'astrica'.