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Updated as per Entomo Satsphingia, Jahrgang 7 Heft 3 30.09.2014; December 6, 2014 |
TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
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T. madrediosiana is more reddish brown than the other Travassosula species. The excavation along the hindwing costa is large and deep and almost totally open, whereas in similar species the excavation is not so deep and is often partially obstructed by projestions along the costa.
The very similar muleriata is known from Junin, Peru, while thus far subfumata seems limited to southeastern Peru and the darker chuquisaciana seems limited to Bolivia.
The larval host is unknown.
Pupation is probably in a shallow underground chamber or under loose debris.
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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 "madrediosiana" is indicative of a specimen type locale in Madre de Dios, Peru.
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