DISTRIBUTION:

Lobobunaea weymeri flies in Africa. Pinhey treats it as a large, ochreous form of angasana, with a median shade line on the forewing. It is described from Angola.

This may or may not be a valid species. Thierry Bouyer, 1999, writes, "Incertae sedis".

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Lobobunaea weymeri moths are on the wing in.

Larvae feed upon

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Lobobunaea weymeri females attract males with an airbourne pheromone.

EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:

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.

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.

The genus name Lobobunaea, is from the Greek and refers to a lobed hill-dweller. The genus specimen type is Lobobunaea phaedusa, males of which have a valve with a subapical lobe. The hindwings are also lobed at the anal angle. It may also be a montane species.

The species name, weymeri is honorific for Gustav Weymer (1833-1914), a lepidopterist from Berlin.

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