Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) herbuloti

Updated as per Bouyer's Catalogue of African Saturniidae, 1999, January 14, 2006

Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) herbuloti
nood-aur-REEL-ee-uhmmher-BEWE-loh-eye
Darge, 1992

Nudaurelia perscitus male courtesy of Otso Reunanen.

Rolf Oberprieler writes, "The above moth belongs to the I. gueinzii complex (seems to be the Zimbabwean/Malawian I. perscitus, but I would need to check)"

The species described as Nudaurelia herbuloti may be the same as Nuduarelia perscitus. I do not know which has precedence as both species were described by Darge in 1992.

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TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Bunaeini, Packard, 1902
Genus: Nudaurelia Rothschild, 1895

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DISTRIBUTION:

Nudaurelia herbuloti (wingspan: males: 108-117mm; females: probably larger) flies in Malawi and possibly in Zimbabwe.

Nudaurelia herbuloti male, on my home computer only.
The species described as Nudaurelia herbuloti may be the same as Nuduarelia perscitus. I do not know which has precedence as both species were described by Darge in 1992.

Nudaurelia herbuloti male (117mm), on my home computer only.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

The Nudaurelia herbuloti moth probably flies in the months of December-January and possibly at other times.

Nudaurelia herbuloti male (109mm), on my home computer only.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Nudaurelia herbuloti male (108mm), on my home computer only.

EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:

Mature larvae pupate in subterranean chambers.

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 Nudaurelia means 'naked gold' (Pinhey).
The species name "herbuloti" is honourific for Herbulot.