DISTRIBUTION:

Nudaurelia hurumai (wingspan: males: 110-122mm; females: probably larger) flies in the Livingstone Mountains of southwestern Tanzania.

The forewing is noiceably falcate but the apex is rounded. The cell is large, extending straight almost to the base of the wing, more rounded and much wider toward the outer margin.

The "point of light" is a tiny circle, surrounded by bright yellow and then dark grey.

The forewing am line is complete but blends with surrounding areas, forming two right angles and then a greater angle toward the inner margin. There is a lighter patch in the cell.

The dark grey pm line is well marked and inwardly bordered with clear yellow and a yellow area near the costa.

Nudaurelia hurumai ?? male, 122mm, on my home computer only.

Nudaurelia hurumai ?? male, 110mm, on my home computer only.

The hindwing outer margin is straight, becoming more rounded near the anal angle. The eyespot is large with a tiny point of light, ringed by orange, wide black, fine dark orange and then rosey-white.

The am line is vestigial (hardly noticeable), but the dark grey pm line is well marked.

The underside is very uniform in its colouration, and all lines are much muted.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

The Nudaurelia hurumai moth flies in the months of December-January.

Nudaurelia hurumai male (verso), P. Darge, on my home computer only

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

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 "hurumai" is honourific for Huruma.