DISTRIBUTON:

The Gonimbrasia rendalliana moth flies in Africa.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

The Gonimbrasia rendalliana moth flies during the months of

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Eclosion is from underground pupae.

Both sexes fly at night with the males coming in to lights around midnight, the scenting time of the females.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS, AND PUPAE:

At maturity, larvae dig subterranean tunnels and chambers in which to pupate.

Larval Food Plants

Listed below are primary food plant(s) and alternate food plants listed in Stephen E. Stone's Foodplants of World Saturniidae. 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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