SUBFAMILY ARSENURINAE: GENUS DYSDAEMONIA
Dysdaemonia are large moths that rest with spread wings, sometimes allowing the forewings to droop lazily over part of the hindwings. They possess clear discal spots and notable "tails". Colouration is variable with green and brown morphs occurring. The two Paraguayan species can be distinguished by examining the hindwing discal spot. It is large and ringed darker in fosteri, and much reduced without darker ringing in braziliensis.
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Gallery 2 Dysdaemonia fosteri
Distribution - Alto Paraguay, Alto Paraná, Boquerón, Caaguazú, Candindeyú, Concepción, Cordillera, Guairá, Paraguarí, Presidente Hayes, San Pedro (www.pybio.org).
Host Plants - Bombax, Ceiba, Chorisia (Oehlke World´s Largest Saturniidae Site).
Wingspan - no information.
FIGURE 2a - Dysdaemonia fosteri brown morph dorsal - PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Hugo del Castillo November 2008).
FIGURE 2b - Dysdaemonia fosteri brown morph ventral - PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Hugo del Castillo November 2008).
FIGURE 2c - Dysdaemonia fosteri green morph - PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Sylvia Centron March 2008).
FIGURE 2d - Dysdaemonia fosteri green morph female - location unknown (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).
FIGURE 2e - Dysdaemonia fosteri larval instar 4 - location unknown (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).
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Thanks to Bill Oehlke and Ulf Drechsel for assistance with Emperor Moth identification.
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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.
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 1 Dysdaemonia brasiliensis
Distribution - Alto Paraná, Caaguazú, Candindeyú, Concepción, Guairá, San Pedro (www.pybio.org).
Host Plants - Bombax, Ceiba, Chorisia (Oehlke World´s Largest Saturniidae Site).
Wingspan - males 108-120mm, females 118-120mm (Oehlke World´s Largest Saturniidae Site).
FIGURE 1a - Dysdaemonia brasiliensis - location unknown (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).
