Aurivillius drumonti

Aurivillius drumonti
Bouyer, 2008

Aurivillius drumonti male, Obout, Cameroon, 130mm, on my home computer only.

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TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Bunaeini, Packard, 1902
Genus: Aurivillius, Packard, 1902

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DISTRIBUTION:

Aurivillius drumonti (wingspan: males: 130mm; females: probably larger) flies in Cameroon: Obout.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Aurivillius drumonti specimens have been taken in October. I suspect there are at least least two broods annually.

Larvae probably feed on Silk tree (Albizia).

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Females scent and attract males at night by releasing an airbourne pheromone. Males fly in a zigzag pattern into the wind to pick up the pheromone plume with their antennae.

EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:

Eggs are a translucent yellow and are deposited in groups of 6-10 on foodplant leaves.

Mature larvae descend tree trunks to pupate in subterranean chambers.

Larval Food Plants


Listed below are anticipated ?? primary food plant and possible alternate food plants. The list is not exhaustive. Experimenting with closely related foodplants is worthwhile.

Albizia.......

Silktree

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