Pseudobunaea heyeri citrinarius

Pseudobunaea heyeri citrinarius
(Gaede, 1927) (Lobobunaea)

Pseudobunaea heyeri citrinarius male, Bale Mountains, Harenna Forest, Ethiopia,
1800 m, February 22, 2010, courtesy of Dr. Andrea Sciarretta.
Possibly this moth has been elevated to full species status as Pseudobunaea citrinarius.

I am not sure that the specimen from Bale Mountains is true citrinarius, which I expect to be much more yellowish. I think the Bale Mountains specimen is more likely Pseudobunaea heyeri heyeri or Pseudobunaea epithyrena.

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TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Bunaeini, Packard, 1902
Genus: Pseudobunaea, Bouvier, 1927

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DISTRIBUTION:

The Pseudobunaea heyeri citrinarius moth flies in Ethiopia.

Pseudobunaea heyeri citrinarius, male, Ethiopia, BOLD Systems.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

The Pseudobunaea heyeri citrinarius moth flies in the months of .
Larvae probably feed on Brachystegia randi, Pterocarpus, Uapaca and Berlinia. Brachystegia spiciformis and Populus would probably also serve as larval hosts.

Pseudobunaea heyeri citrinarius male, Ethiopia, on my home computer only.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Eclosion is from underground pupae.

Both sexes fly at night with the males coming in to lights around midnight, the scenting time of the females.

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.

Berlinia
Brachystegia randi......
Pterocarpus
Uapaca
Brachystegia spiciformis......
Populus

Mnondo
Msasa
Mukwa
Wild loquat
Msasa
Poplar