Orthogonioptilum loloense
Orthogonioptilum loloense
(Basquin, 1995)
Orthogonioptilum loloense male, Bold
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Superfamily: Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Micragoninae, Cockerell, 1914
Genus: Orthogonioptilum, Karsch, 1893 | |
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DISTRIBUTION:
Orthogonioptilum loloense
(wingspan: males: 45mm; females: larger) flies in
Gabon: Ogooue-Lolo: Pont du la Lolo, 40 km west
of Lastoursville.
The male forewing is slightly falcate. The median area is
brownish-ochre;
the am and pm line are thin but distinct. The transverse line
is weak. The points of lights are small to vestigial.
The hindwing is a uniform ochre.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
This moth flies
in May, with probable flights in July and in the fall.
Orthogonioptilum loloense larval hosts are unknown.
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:
EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:
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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