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Updated as per ENTOMO-SATSPHINGIA I 2008, Ron Brechlin and Frank Meister; July 2009 |
TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
"What.A.Wonderful.World" |
Pseudodirphia singeri male, 70mm, Calilegua, Jujuy, Argentina,
November 16, 2009, 750m, courtesy of Nigel Venters
Larval hosts are unknown.
Males use highly developed antennae to locate females at night by tracking their airbourne pheromone plume.At rest, moths fold wings over the body in typical Hemileucinae style. |
Eggs are deposited in clusters or rings. Larvae are gregarious and are well equipped with urticating spines. A light, single-walled cocoon is spun among leaf litter. |
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The species name, singeri, is honourific for Herrn Michael Singer.
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