Immature stages, phenology, distribution and host plants of the Andean Moon Moth Cercophana frauenfeldii Felder, 1862 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)
Rev. bras. entomol
; 65(2): e20190017, 2021. graf
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ABSTRACT
Abstract Cercophana frauenfeldii Felder (Lepidoptera Saturniidae), also known as the "Andean Moon Moth", is a Neotropical species native to continental Chile whose larvae feed on species of the families Gomortegaceae, Laureaceae and Winteraceae. We describe and document C. frauenfeldii immature stages, namely, egg, its four larval instars, and chaetotaxy of the last instar, pupa and cocoon for the first time. In terms of its phenology, we extend its larval activity, originally described to occur between November and mid-December, to June until the end of January. We report the adult flight period depends on the species' distributional range following two well-differentiated patterns February to mid-April in Central-North Chile and April to June in Central-South Chile. Furthermore, we provide a unified view of its current distributional range and host plants (including the endangered tree Gomortega keule) through bibliographic data, field observations and laboratory rearing. Finally, we discuss aspects of the species' conservation as part of the unique ecosystems found in the temperate forests of southern South-America.
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Rev. bras. entomol
Assunto da revista:
Biologia
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Artigo
País de afiliação:
Chile
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Instituto Agroecosistemas/CL
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Universidad Católica del Maule/CL
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Universidad de Concepción/CL
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Universidad de Tarapacá/CL