The members of the African Epiphora genus are rather difficult to obtain. That's a bit strange for a large genus with around forty species. Besides Epiphora bauhiniae and mythimnia, most members are rarely or never offered for sale. No surprise that this genus is poorly studied and that for many species the early stages are still unknown. That's also the case for Epiphora intermedia, a relatively large species that is mentioned from Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi. Very little is known. Probably there are two flights annually. The moths you see below are from the Kakamega Forest in Kenya. I'm currently having a lot of caterpillars in the third and fourth instar. I hope to be able to show the caterpillars in a few weeks, but no guarantees. Epiphora species are not the easiest to breed. That they are growing well today, does not mean that I will get them to pupate. It's still possible that they all perish in the final stage. Fingers crossed ...
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| Epiphora intermedia - Origin: Kenya |
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| Epiphora intermedia - Origin: Kenya |
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| Epiphora intermedia - Origin: Kenya |
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| Epiphora intermedia - Origin: Kenya |
