Eupalamides cyparissias

Eupalamides cyparissias is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is widespread in the Amazon basin including Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Brazil, the Guianas and north to Panama.

Eupalamides cyparissias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Castniidae
Genus:
Eupalamides
Species:
E. cyparissias
Binomial name
Eupalamides cyparissias
(Fabricius, 1777)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio cyparissias Fabricius, 1777
  • Papilio dedalus Cramer, [1775] (preocc. Papilio daedalus Fabricius, 1775)
  • Castnia amazonensis Houlbert, 1917
  • Castnia conspicua Rothschild, 1919
  • Castnia dedalus ab. magnipuncta Rothschild, 1919
  • Castnia daedalus Auctt.
  • Cyparissias paraensis Lathy, 1922

The wingspan is 140–180 mm.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Elaeis guineensis, Cocos nucifera, Mauritia carana, Mauritiella peruviana, Astrocaryum murumuru and Astrocaryum javarense and are considered a major pest to economically important palm species. The larvae are 110–130 mm long. Early instars feed on the surface of the petiole, scratching the epidermis and then perforating the interior. They create sinuous tunnels with irregular borders. These interrupt the flow of water and nutrients, causing premature senescence of the flowers or fruits. Pupation takes place in a pupa with a length of 64–95 mm which is contained in a compact cocoon formed of fibers of the host plant.[2]

Subspecies
  • Eupalamides cyparissias cyparissias (Trinidad, Guyana, Surinam, Panama)
  • Eupalamides cyparissias amazonensis (Houlbert, 1917) (Amazonas, Peru)
  • Eupalamides cyparissias conspicua (Rothschild, 1919) (Bolivia)
  • Eupalamides cyparissias paraensis (Lathy, 1922) (Brazil: Para)
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References
  1. Eupalamides at funet
  2. Relationship Between Mauritia flexuosa and Eupalamides cyparissias in the Peruvian Amazon


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