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Updated as per Lemaire's Ceratocampinae 1988, September 25, 2006 Updated from Polillas Saturnidas de Colombia, 1997, Angela R. Amarillo-S., January 2007 Updated as per http://www.inbio.ac.cr/bims/k02/p05/c029/o0119/f00885.htm IB |
Schausiella moinieri male courtesy of Dan Janzen.
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TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
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This is a montane species known only from the Panama-Costa Rica border, although Angela R. Amarillo, 1997, reports it from Colombia.
Larvae probably feed on Hymenaea altissima.
Males fly into the wind in a zigzag fashion and use their antennae, bipectinate for the basal two-thirds, to locate the "calling" females.
This male antennae structure is definitive for the Ceratocampinae.
Schausiella moinieri female courtesy of Dan Janzen.
After just a few days, the developing embryos can be seen through the egg shells. Incubation time of eight days is typcial.
Larvae emerge with well developed thoracic spikes and thrash about when disturbed. Packaging within the egg shell must be quite efficient to allow for such magnificent development.
The spines practically disappear in the final instar and larvae become very chunky. Larvae descend tree trunks and excavate subterranean chambers in which to pupate.
Hymenaea altissima......... | Locust |
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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.
The genus name "Schausiella" is probably ?? honourific for Schaus.
The species name "moinieri" is probably ?? honouorific for a collector named Moinier.