Calliteara fortunata (ROGENHOFER 1891)

Patočka, J. & Turčáni, M., 2008, Contribution to the Description of Pupae of the Western Palaearctic lymantriids (Lepidoptera, Lymantriidae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 40 (1), pp. 901-920 : 903-904

Calliteara fortunata (ROGENHOFER 1891) (figs 1-10)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d:4, 2 from the Canary Islands.

P u p a: 18-25 7-9 mm, glossy black brown to black, exuvia brighter, glossy. Labrum, labium, base of antennae and ends of central abdominal segments brighter, ochre or reddish brown. Sculpture fine, without indicated venation on forewings. Secondarily setae long, bright straw yellow. Labrum slightly tapering, trapezium like, cut out on caudal side. Labium enlarged in centre and pointed. Prothoracic coxae adjacent to each other more-less at shorter distance than prothoracic legs, these ones adjacent to each other at distance 2.5-3.5 longer than mesothoracic legs, which join ends of metathoracic legs. Antennae of male concealed by each other behind the ends of prothoracic coxae and these ones rounded at the ends. Antennae of female pointed and conspicuously extend beyond the ends of prothoracic coxae. Thoracic spiracle in shape of wide slit and field separated by wrinkles with different sculpture present behind it. Metanotum shallow arch-like cut-out, its frontal projections short and widely rounded. Visible ends of metathoracic legs do not extend beyond caudal margin of abdominal segment 3. Centres of abdominal segment 1-3 with groups of white almost circle scales on tangs in shape of rhomb. Abdominal spiracles are dark brown with bright brown frames. Cremaster relatively slender, ventrally and dorsally tapering immediately from the base and than with non-tapering sides, pointly rounded at the end. Secondarily setae – hooks are in group only at its end. Surface of cremaster smooth.

Cocoon of pupa is overground, soft, bright grey, mixed with secondarily setae of larva. Larva feeds on Pinus canariensis. C. fortunata occurs only at Canary Islands.