DISTRIBUTION:

Gamelia vanschaycki (wingpan: males: 56-62mm; females: // forewing length: males 31mm; females: probably larger) flies in
Peru: Junin province, at elevations of 350-450m(JC);
Peru: Junin, -11.15, -74.3, collected by E. van Schayck, 2000-03-26.

Gamelia vanschaycki male, Shima, Junin, Peru,
mid May, 2014, 450m, courtesy of John Christensen.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Specimens have been taken in March and May(JC). There may be additional flight months.

Gamelia vanschaycki larval hosts are unknown.

Gamelia vanschaycki male, Peru

Gamelia vanschaycki male, 56mm, Junin, Peru,
on my home computer only.

Gamelia vanschaycki male (verso), Peru

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Females extend a scent gland from the tip of their abdomens to "call" the males. Males use their antennae to hone in on the airbourne pheromone.

Gamelia vanschaycki male, Shima, Junin, Peru,
mid May, 2014, 450m, courtesy of John Christensen.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Larvae probably resemble Automeris species with numerous urticating body spines. Larvae are probably gregarious.

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.

In Greek mythology "Gamelia" is another name for Hera.

The species name "vanschaycki" is honourific for Eric van Schayck of Bochum, Germany.

Gamelia vanschaycki male, 62mm, Junin, Peru,
courtesy of Ron Brechlin.

Gamelia vanschaycki male, Shima, Junin, Peru,
mid May, 2014, 450m, courtesy of John Christensen.

Gamelia vanschaycki male, Shima, Junin, Peru,
mid May, 2014, 450m, courtesy of John Christensen.

Gamelia vanschaycki male, Shima, Junin, Peru,
mid May, 2014, 450m, courtesy of John Christensen.