Neorcarnegia bispinosa
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Updated as per Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo. N.F. 27 (4) 197-200 (2006), courtesy of Stefan Naumann, May 24, 2007
Updated as per personal communication from Jason Weigner
Updated as per personal communication with Nigel Venters (Calilegua, Jujuy, Argentina, February 17, 2010, 1100m); February 2010
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Neorcarnegia bispinosa
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Naumann, 2006
Neorcarnegia bispinosa male (HT), courtesy of Stefan Naumann.
Neorcarnegia species ?? male, Ponte Funda, Goias, Brazil,
65mm, Cornell University Collection, via Ryan Saint Laurent.
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TAXONOMY:
Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Ceratocampinae, Harris, 1841
Genus: Neocarnegia, Draudt, 1930
species: bispinosa, Naumann, 2006 |
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DISTRIBUTION:
Neorcarnegia bispinosa
(wingspan: males: 57mm; females: 87mm)
flies in
central Brazil: Bahia (WO);
Federal District (SN), Goias (SN); Mato Grosso (WO);
and
eastern
Bolivia: Santa Cruz and Chuquisaca, and
possibly northwestern Argentina: Jujuy (NV) at elevations from
750 to 1400m.
Neorcarnegia bispinosa female, Calilegua, Jujuy, Argentina,
February 17, 2010, 1100m, courtesy of Nigel Venters, tentative id by Bill Oehlke.
I am not sure of range differences between basirei and bispinosa, but I think bispinosa is from drier habitat in Brazil,
western Paraguay, Bolivia and northwestern Argentina, while basirei is more likely limited to southeastern Brazil, southeastern Paraguay and possibly
northeastern Argentina.
Visit Neorcarnegia bispinosa, male and female, Calilegua, Jujuy, Argentina, February 2010, courtesy of
Nigel Venters, tentative id by Bill Oehlke.
Neorcarnegia bispinosa female, 20-25 km W of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia,
January 4, 2010, 1000m, courtesy of Jason Weigner, id by Bill Oehlke.
Neorcarnegia bispinosa female, 20-25 km W of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia,
January 4, 2010, 1000m, courtesy of Jason Weigner, id by Bill Oehlke.
N. bispinosa has "a slightly more greyish ground colour, less falcate
forewings in male and female and less elongated tips of the hindwing
inner angle in males, larger size of the transparent parts
of fore- and hindwings, and mainly in details of male genitalia
(two sclerites on the vessica instead of one in N. basirei)"
Naumann, 2006".
This species is also slightly smaller than N. basirei, and the
pm line goes directly to the tip of the apex. On the
ventral surface the am line is not developed
Neorcarnegia bispinosa male (verso), from Stefan Naumann publication.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
Specimens have been taken in September, October, November,
Neorcarnegia bispinosa possibly feed on Caesalpinia ferrea,
Cassia and Machaerium acutifolium.
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:
Female
Neorcarnegia bispinosa moths extend a scent gland from
the posterior tip of the abdomen to call in the males.
Neorcarnegia bispinosa female (AT), courtesy of Stefan Naumann.
Neorcarnegia bispinosa female (verso), from Stefan Naumann publication.
EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:
Females deposit slightly oblong, slightly flattened, translucent green eggs on hostplant foliage.
Neorcarnegia bispinosa eggs, 20-25 km W of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia,
January 5, 2010, 1000m, courtesy of Jason Weigner, id by Bill Oehlke.
Larve form an incomplete tent-like cocoon, affixed to a hard substrate.
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.
Caesalpinia ferrea Cassia Machaerium
acutifolium......
| Leopard Tree Cassia Bastiao-de-arruda
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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.
Stefan Naumann indicates the genus name "Neorcarnegia" was chosen by
Draudt "reminiscent to the African genus carnegia Holland, 1896
which has some similarities in wing form and pattern (Bouvier 1931: 108)."
The species name "bispinosa" refers to the two sclerites on the
vessica instead of one in N. basirei.