| Diapalpus congregarius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lasiocampidae |
| Genus: | Diapalpus |
| Species: | D. congregarius |
| Binomial name | |
| Diapalpus congregarius | |
Diapalpus congregarius is a moth species of the family Lasiocampidae. It was first described in 1913 by Embrik Strand and is the type species of genus Diapalpus . It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. [1]
Larvae of Diapalpus congregarius are hairy, with a black body with a central yellow longitudinal stripe and a dark brown head with a broad yellow longitudinal line. Pupae are brown, held in a grey-white silk cocoon of approximately 30–40 mm length. [2]
Adults have a wing span of 40–45 mm. Forewings are bright grey-brown, with a single dark dot in the cell. Hindwings are off-white with a narrow brown fringe. [2]
Diapalpus congregarius occurs in a single yearly generation, with adults on wing from November to January. [2] Larvae pupate in densely packed fibrous nests hanging from twigs on a large variety of trees. Such nests are most commonly 10–30 cm long, but may reach a length of up to 60 cm and a width of 20 cm depending on the number of cocoons contained. Trees may hold several such nests. [2]
Larvae are polyphagous, nocturnal feeders, [2] and are known to occur on species of Fabaceae ( Acacia sp.), Caesalpiniaceae ( Brachystegia sp.), Euphorbiaceae ( Bridelia micrantha ), Moraceae ( Ficus sp.), Malvaceae ( Gossypium sp.) and Poaceae ( Pennisetum purpureum ). [3] [1]
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