SUBFAMILY ARSENURINAE: GENUS ARSENURA
Arsenura are large, distinctive moths that rest with spread wings, though frequently doing so rather "lazily" so that the forewings droop. They are predominately dull-coloured, some with complex patternation.
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Gallery 1 Arsenura armida
Distribution - Alto Paraná, Amambay, Caaguazú, Caazapá, Canindeyú, Guairá, Itapúa
Host Plants - Annona, Bombacopsis, Bombax, Ceiba, Chorisia (Oehlke World´s Largest Saturniidae Site).
Wingspan - 115mm.
FIGURE 1a - Arsenura armida - location unknown (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).
FIGURE 1b - Arsenura armida - Itabó Itaipú Reserve, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith November 2008).
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Thanks to Bill Oehlke and Ulf Drechsel for assistance with Emperor Moth identification.
Designed by Paul Smith 2006. This website is copyrighted by law.
Material contained herewith may not be used without the prior written permission of FAUNA Paraguay.
Photographs on the page were provided by Paul Smith, Alberto Esquivel and Ulf Drechsel and are used with permission.
Special thanks to Ulf Drechsel for permission to use images from his site www.pybio.org.
Ulf is "el capo" of Saturniids in Paraguay and anybody with an interest in this group should check out his web page for additional information.
Thanks to Bill Oehlke and Ulf Drechsel for assistance with Emperor Moth identification.
Designed by Paul Smith 2006. This website is copyrighted by law.
Material contained herewith may not be used without the prior written permission of FAUNA Paraguay.
Photographs on the page were provided by Paul Smith and Ulf Drechsel and are used with permission.
Special thanks to Ulf Drechsel for permission to use images from his site www.pybio.org.
Ulf is "el capo" of Saturniids in Paraguay and anybody with an interest in this group should check out his web page for additional information.
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Gallery 2 Arsenura orbygniana
Distribution - Alto Paraguay, Caaguazú, Canindeyú, Concepción, Itapúa, San Pedro (www.pybio.org)
Host Plants - Brachychiton, Chorisia, Luehea (Oehlke World´s Largest Saturniidae Site).
Wingspan - male 88-121mm, female 92-115mm.(Oehlke World´s Largest Saturniidae Site).
FIGURE 2a - Arsenura orbignyana - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel undated).
FIGURE 2b - Arsenura orbignyana dorsal - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2008).
FIGURE 2c - Arsenura orbignyana ventral - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2008).
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Gallery 3 Arsenura xanthopus
Distribution - Guairá, Canindeyú (www.pybio.org)
Host Plants - Luehea, Urena (Oehlke World´s Largest Saturniidae Site).
Wingspan - male 110-125mm, female 115-140mm.(Oehlke World´s Largest Saturniidae Site).
FIGURE 3a - Arsenura xanthopus - location unknown (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).