DISTRIBUTION:

Goodia (Yatanga) oriens (wingspan: males: 38-41mm; females: ??), inhabits
Rwanda;
Uganda: S. E. Ruwenzori, Mokia, 3500 ft.; and
Tanzania.

Goodia (Yatanga) oriens male, 41mm,
on my home computer only.

Subgenus Yatanga, Darge, 2008, has been created, and Thierry Bouyer now (2010) recognizes arabica, decolor, oriens and smithi as valid, with uniformis questionable and heptapora a synonym of decolor. Arabica was previously treated as a subspecies of smithi.

Goodia (Yatanga) oriens male, 41mm,
on my home computer only.

Visit Yatanga Comparison plate.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

This moth probably ?? flies in February and possibly at other times.

Goodia (Yatanga) oriens larval hosts are unknown.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Females fly early at night with males probably ?? on the wing around midnight, the calling time of females. Both sexes come in to lights.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS, AND PUPAE:

Eggs are deposited in small groups of 4-12 on twigs or hostplant leaves. Larvae are solitary feeders.

Larvae descend the foodplant at pupation time and construct a flimsy cocoon in debris at the base of the hostplant.

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.

Goodia might?? be honourific for botanist Peter Good or collector A. I. Good.

I do not know the origin of the species name 'oriens', nor do I know the origin of the subgenera name Yatanga.