Prohylesia friburgensis
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Updated as per Lemaire's Hemileucinae 2002, February, 2008
Updated as per personal communication with Carlos Mielke (Parana), April 2008
Updated as per Entomo-Satsphingia Jahrgang 5 Heft 2 22.06.2012; May 12, 2014
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Prohylesia friburgensis
Schaus, 1915
Prohylesia friburgensis male, Brazil,
courtesy of Daniel Herbin.
Prohylesia friburgensis male, 37mm, Santa catarina,Brazil,
on my home computer only.
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Prohylesia friburgensis male,
All Leps Barcode of Life.
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Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Hemileucinae, Grote & Robinson, 1866
Tribe: Hemileucini, Grote & Robinson, 1866
Genus: Prohylesia, Draudt, 1929
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DISTRIBUTION:
Prohylesia friburgensis
(wingspan: males: 36-40mm; females: 49-56mm // forewing length: males: 18-21mm; females: 29mm) flies in
southeastern Brazil: Espirito Santo (850m),
Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Parana (CM), Santa catarina (ESs).
Antemedial and postmedial lines on forewing upper surface are very distinct in this species.
Visit Prohylesia Comparison Chart.
Prohylesia friburgensis male,
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FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
Moths are on
the wing from December to March.
The larval hosts are unknown.
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:
Females extend a scent gland from the tip of the abdomen to call in the night-flying males.
Most male activity occurs from 10:00 pm until shortly after midnight.
Prohylesia friburgensis female, 49mm, Santa Catarina,Brazil,
on my home computer only.
EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:
Prohylesia friburgensis
larvae are similar to Automeris
larvae, being gregarious and having urticating spines.
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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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