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Familie Brahmaeidae
The family Brahmaeidae, is a small moth family with about 30 described species. Brahmaea europaea the only known species Europe, the remaining species can be found in Asia and Africa.
Eggs are white to light brown, spherical, and the bottom flattened, micropyle always on top. A few days after fertilization, the micropyle will change colour making it more visible.
Caterpillars are large, usually richly coloured (green / yellow / orange / white / black) or brown / black. In the first four stages, het have extremely long, sometimes in pairs standing corkscrew shaped tubercles on segments 2, 3 and 12. A single tubercle centred on segment 11 can be found, in the L5 stage these tubercles have disappeared. The prolegs are relatively long.
Full grown caterpillars pupate in the soil, they sometimes make a pit on the surface where they pupate. There is a noticeable presence waxy layer that protects the pupae from dehydration.
The moths from this family are characterized by beautiful and complex line patterns in different shades of brown and black. They have a relatively rounded wing shape, the body is comparatively rather large. A short proboscis is present, the moths don’t feed on nectar, but take other fluids to compensate moisture loss.
Brahmaea certhia
Brahmaea hearseyi
Brahmaea japonica