Ubaena fuelleborniana
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Updated as per Pinhey's Emperor Moths of South and South-Central Africa, 1972, April 17, 2006
Updated as per Bouyer's Catalogue of African Saturniidae, 1999, April 17, 2006
Updated as per personal communication (wingspan; Njombe) with Johnny Marchant, April 8, 2007
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Ubaena fuelleborniana
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Karsch, 1900
Ubaena fuelleborniana courtesy of Robert Minetti at CiotEnto@aol.com.
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| TAXONOMY:
Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Bunaeini, Packard, 1902
Genus: Ubaena, Karsch, 1900
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DISTRIBUTION:
Ubaena fuelleborniana
(wingspan: males: 100mm; females: 105mm) flies in
eastern Africa: Tanzania. Robert Minetti
reports it is diurnal.
NHM reports it flies "north-east of Lake Nyassa, Ubena
[9&25'S 34&60E] to Langenburg [9&50's 34*25'E],
Rungwe peak, Livingstone Mts, Langenburg."
I believe Ubena is in the southwestern portion of Morogoro.
Johnny Marchant reports them from Njombe, Iringa Region, Tanzania.
Ubaena fuelleborniana pair; male 100mm, female 105mm;
Njombe, Iringa Region, Tanzania, courtesy of Johnny Marchant.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
Ubaena fuelleborniana larvae probably feed on
Pinus patula and Pinus radiata.
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:
Eclosion is from
underground pupae.
Ubaena moesta courtesy of Robert Minetti at
CiotEnto@aol.com.
Ubaena fuelleborniana (male), Tanzania, courtesy of
Eric van Schayck.
Ubaena fuelleborniana (female), Tanzania, courtesy of
Eric van Schayck.
Thierry Bouyer equates moesta Rebel, 1917, with
fuelleborniana. Robert Minetti writes,
"They are day flying moths that live in 3000 meters in the mountains
in Tanzania. Each mountain has
a different sub-species."
Visit Ubaena fuelleborniana variable males, and female, southwest Tanzania,
courtesy of Andreas Riekert.
EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:
Larvae pupate under soil near base of trees.
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 Ubaena, but it
probaly comes from a latinized form of Ubena, a region which
lies in Tanzania just north-east of Lake Nyasa. Pinhey indicates it is
an anagram of Bunaea.
The species name is probably derived from a place in Tanzania.
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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