DISTRIBUTION:

Othorene intermedia (wingspan: males: mm; females: flies in
Costa Rica: Puntarenas; Guanacaste.

Brechlin & Meister, 2011, have removed this moth from synonymity with Othorene purpurascens.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Othorene intermedia probably have at least two broods annually with peak flights in ??

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Males use highly developed antennae to locate females at night by tracking the airbourne pheromone plume.

Both sexes come in to lights with peak activity from 11:30 pm until 2:00 am.

EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:

Translucent, greenish-yellowish eggs are deposited on host foliage. Incubation is short, lasting only seven to eight days. Larvae are so spectacular that I have just posted a string of large Dan Janzen images. In fourth and fifth instars, both green and brown forms exist.

There is an additional larva image which you can access by clicking here.

Mature larvae descend trees to form a very rough pupa underground.

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.

Malus baccata Manilkara chicle Psidium Salix Terminalia catappa.......

Red Bud crabapple/Siberian crabapple (MB) Sapodilla Guava Willow (FZ) Indian almond

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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.

I do not know the origin of the genus name Othorene.

The species name "intermedia" probably indicates a physical or geographic appearance between two other similar species.