Eudaemonia jehova

[Carlos W. West]

Thanks very much for your help, Laurel.

Carlos

----- Original Message -----
From: Laurel Godley <godley at hotmail.com>
To: <cwwest at csi.com>; <LEPS-L at lists.yale.edu>
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: Eudaemonia jehova


>
> Carlos,
>
> I looked this up in my 1975 edition of "The Dictionary of Butterflies &
> Moths".  They list the family of Eudaemonia moths as, "5 tropical African
> species in this genus.  The extraordinary long tails of these moths are up
> to five times as long as the remainder of the hindwing."  The species
> pictured in my book is, E. brachyura.
>
> Obviously, you have seen the plate that Joe posted on his webpage.  So I
> would hazard to say based on this and on the inf. I found that the name is
> current.  More I can not say.  Perhaps a person more familiar with
tropical
> African fauna with respond.
>
> All the best...  Laurel
>
> >
> >Dear Lepidopterists:
> >
> >My name is Carlos West, and I am a researcher at "Awake!" magazine in New
> >York. I am interested in obtaining more information about a moth called
> >"Eudaemonia jehova," which was described in an 1877 catalog by Herman
> >Strecker titled "Lepidoptera, Rhopaloceres and Heteroceres, Indigenous
and
> >Exotic." I corresponded with Professor Joe Kunkel at the University of
> >Massachusetts at Amherst and he suggested that I send a message to the
Lep
> >Soc Email list to contact lepidopterists familiar with tropical moths
from
> >around the world.
> >
> >If anyone can help me, I'm interested in finding out if this particular
> >moth exists, if it is currently known by this name, and where it can be
> >found. Have any of you ever heard of it? Would you be able to recommend a
> >resource that I could consult to get more information? I am not on the
> >mailing list, so if anyone is able to send a reply to me at
cwwest at csi.com
> >I would be very grateful. Thank you for whatever help you are able to
> >provide.
> >
> >Sincerely,
> >
> >Carlos W. West
> >New York, NY
> >
>
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