Arias inbio
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Lemaire, 1995

Arias inbio female, courtesy of Dan Janzen.

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TAXONOMY: Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 Family Saturniidae Boisduval, [1837] 1834 Subfamily: Hemileucinae, Grote & Robinson, 1866 Tribe: Hemileucini, Grote & Robinson, 1866 Genus: Arias, Lemaire, 1995

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DISTRIBUTION:

The Arias inbio moth (wingspan: male: unknown; female: 47mm) flies in
Costa Rica: Cartago, San Jose, probably at high altitude (3000m), and probably as a diurnal species. The range seems limited to the Cordillera de Talamanca.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Moths have been seen during the day in the months of May and August.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Arias inbio moths probably emerge in the morning and mate during the day.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

No information is available at this time.

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.

Frederic Beneluz writes, "Arias, is honorific for Oscar Arias Sánchez, Ex. president of Costa Rica, Nobel laureate for Peace, 1987; inbio is honorific for Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, (INBIO), Costa Rica (C. Lemaire, Pers. Com., 1995)"