Gonimbrasia belina abayana
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Updated as per Pinhey's Emperor Moths of South and South-Central Africa, 1972, May 10, 2006
Updated as per Bouyer's Catalogue of African Saturniidae, 1999, October 1, 2006
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Gonimbrasia belina abayana
gon-ihm-BRAY-zee-uhmmbeh-LEE-nuhmmuh-BYE-uh
Darge and Terral, 1992
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) zaodeae male, Ethiopia, courtesy of Cyril Di Gennaro,
id by Thierry Bouyer, more likely Gonimbrasia species (WO?), possibly Gonimbrasia (Gonimbrasia) abayana.
This site has been created by
Bill Oehlke at oehlkew@islandtelecom.com
Comments, suggestions and/or additional information are welcomed by Bill.
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Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Bunaeini, Packard, 1902
Genus: Gonimbrasia, Butler, 1878
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DISTRIBUTION:
Thierry Bouyer indicates
Gonimbrasia belina abayana as a subspecies of
belina, but clarifies in his notes, "The Gonimbrasia belina
group is complex and all taxa related to belina
are just listed (except obvious synonyms). Some of these species
may represent separate species or subspecies."
I (Bill Oehlke) would not be surprised if many of the moths, currently (2006)
listed as subspecies of belina, are someday synonymized with
belina.
This page will be updated as images and
information become available. Currently I have very little information.
I believe this moth flies in Ethiopia
near Lake Abaya.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:
Eclosion is from
underground pupae.
EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:
Larvae pupate under soil near base of trees.
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.
Some of the early describers/namers chose genus
and species names indicating some character of the insect, but more
often, they simply chose names from Greek or Roman mythology or
history.Those species names which end in "ensis" indicate a
specimen locale, and those which end in "i", pronounced "eye", honour
a contempory friend/collector/etc.
The genus name Gonimbrasia means "angled one
liking rain" according to Pinhey.
The species name belina might be for a mythical king (Pinhey, 1972);
it might also be for a peasant girl who gave up her life to
protect her virginity.
The subspecies name abayana is probably for a collection
location near Lake Abaya in Ethiopia.