Adeloneivaia jason

Adeloneivaia jason
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Saturniidae
Genus:	Adeloneivaia
Species:	A. jason
Binomial name
Adeloneivaia jason (Boisduval, 1872)

Adeloneivaia jason is a species from the genus Adeloneivaia.[1] The species was originally described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1872.[2]

Description

Adeloneivaia jason is a bright orange-yellow moth that occurs in central and South American rain forests. The moth can also be observed near the lower cloud lines of the volcanos.[3] In its adult stage the moth lives between six and ten days without feeding. The species lays big yellow eggs on Inga leaves, which hatch after six days. It grows through three Instars in about 6 weeks. A month later the adult moth appears.

Host

Inga trees, notably the Inga vera hosts A. jason.[3]

Taxonomy

The species was described earlier than its parent genus.[2]

Distribution

The range of Adeloneivaia jason has been documented from Mexico to Colombia and Brazil, with notable observations in Venezuela.[1] This has been verified by recent crowd-sourced observations.[2]

References

1. New York Zoological Society.; Society, New York Zoological (1952). Zoologica : scientific contributions of the New York Zoological Society. Vol. 37. New York.
2. "Adeloneivaia jason Boisduval, 1872". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
3. Daniel H. Janzen; Winifred Hallwachs; Jeffrey C. Miller (31 May 2006). 100 Caterpillars: Portraits from the Tropical Forests of Costa Rica. ISBN 978-0-674-02190-7. Wikidata Q119113379.