DISTRIBUTION:

Travassosula mulierata (forewing length: males: 27-29mm) flies at low elevations (700m-1200m) in
eastern Peru: Junin, Cusco, Madre de Dios, Puno
at elevations of 600-1200m.

Specimens from Madre de Dios, Peru, are more likely to be T. madrediosiana whose indentation along the hindwing costa is quite large and almost totally open, whereas in mulierata there is a slight inward (bulbous) projection along the outer costal edge of the opening.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Moths are on the wing in June, September and December, suggesting at least three flights annually.

The larval host is unknown.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Eggs are probably laid in rings of 25-35 eggs/ring.

Pupation is probably in a shallow underground chamber or under loose debris.

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.

Some of the early describers/namers chose genus and species names indicating some character of the insect, but more often, they simply chose names from Greek or Roman mythology or history.

Those species names which end in "ensis" indicate a specimen locale, and those which end in "i", pronounced "eye", honour a contempory friend/collector/etc.

I do not know the source of the genus name "Travassosula" chosen by Michener in 1949, but it is probably honourific for Travassos.

The species name "mulierata" is from the Latin, meaning a 'daughter'.

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