Orthogonioptilum silvaticum
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Updated as per T. Bouyer's Catalogue, 1999, March 28, 2006
Updated as per Darge's Saturniidae I, March 28, 2006
Updated as per All Leps Barcode of Life, January 2007
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Orthogonioptilum silvaticum
or-thoh-GOH-nee-oh-TIL-ummmsil-vagh-TIH-kum
Darge, 1992
Orthogonioptilum silvaticum male,
All Leps Barcode of Life.
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Superfamily: Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Micragoninae, Cockerell, 1914
Genus: Orthogonioptilum, Karsch, 1893 | |
MIDI MUSIC
"Moon River"
copyright C. Odenkirk
ON.OFF
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DISTRIBUTION:
Orthogonioptilum silvaticum
(approx. wingspan: males: 55mm-65mm; females: larger) flies in
Zaire (Dem. Rep. of the Congo): Kisangani, Yangambi, Kivu,
Irangi, Kamituga, Kinshasa, Bombo-Lumene and Isiro; and
the Central African Republic: probably
Haute-Sangha, Sangha, Lobaye and Ombella-Mpoko; and
possibly northeastern Congo.
Thierry Bouyer (1999) equates this moth with
Orthogonioptilum concordia.
The male forewing is fairly falcate and an almost
uniform red-brown, but darker in the median area. There is one well
formed "point of light" surrounded by a lighter region which includes
some smaller points/spots.
The hindwing is of similar colour, a bit elongated with a convex
outer margin. There is one well
formed "point of light" and some smaller dots.
Orthogonioptilum silvaticum male,
All Leps Barcode of Life.
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Orthogonioptilum silvaticum male,
All Leps Barcode of Life.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
This moth
probably flies
in March-April and again in September (confirmed). There may be
another brood between the two
cited.
Orthogonioptilum silvaticum larvae
feed on
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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