Moths of Amazonia - Nepheloleuca complicata

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Swallow-tailed moth

Nepheloleuca complicata GUENÉE, 1857

Family - GEOMETRIDAE

subfamily - ENNOMINAE

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introduction | habitats | lifecycle | adult behaviour

Nepheloleuca complicata, female, Rondonia, Brazil

Introduction

The genus Nepheloleuca includes 12 species, all of similar appearance, but varying in ground colour and with minor variation in the markings. The species are found variously from the southern United States to Bolivia.

Nepheloleuca complicata occurs in the Caribbean on the islands of Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti; and in South America from Panama to Peru.

Habitats

Lowland rainforest and mid-elevation cloudforest below about 1800 metres.

Lifecycle

To be completed.

Adult behaviour

Attracted to mercury vapour and tungsten lighting.

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