Psilopygoides odandensis
Psilopygoides odandensis
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Brechlin & Meister 2014
Psilopygoides odandensis HT male, 48mm, Madre de Dios, Peru,
December 5, 2010, 280m, on my home computer only.
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TAXONOMY:
Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Ceratocampinae, Harris, 1841
Genus: Psilopygoides, Michener, 1949
species: oda |
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DISTRIBUTION:
Psilopygoides odandensis
(wingspan: males: 35-48mm; females: 46-48mm // forewing length: males: 21-24mm; females: ) flies in
Peru: Madre de Dios; at elevations near 280m.
This species is a brighter, more reddish brown than the duller, drab brown, very similar P. oda.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
Psilopygoides odandensis moths are on the wing in December and probably in other months.
Larval hosts are unknown.
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:
Female Psilopygoides odandensis moths extend a scent gland from the
posterior tip of the abdomen to call in the night flying males.
EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:
Mature larvae descend tree trunks to pupate in underground chambers.
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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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 source of the genus name "Psilopygoides",
but it probaby means "Psilopygida-like" and
but "Psilo" in Greek means bald, and "pygida" probably
refers to the moths' posterior.
The species name "odandensis" is indicative of a presence on the eastern slopes of the Andes and a great similarity to P. oda.