Adafroptilum schmiti

Adafroptilum schmiti
agh-duh-froh-TIL-ummmSCHMIT-eye

Adafroptilum schmiti male, Malawi, 50mm, sorry, no image available.

TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Micragonini Cockerell in Packard, 1914 (1902)
Genus: Adafroptilum, Darge, 2004

MIDI MUSIC

"Moon River"
copyright C. Odenkirk

ON.OFF
<bgsound src="moon.mid" LOOP=FOREVER>

DISTRIBUTION:

The Adafroptilum schmiti moth (wingspan: males: approx. 50 mm; females: probably larger) flies in Malawi.

Adafroptilum schmiti male, Malawi, 48mm, sorry, no image available.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Moths are on the wing in ??

Adafroptilum schmiti larval hosts are unknown.

Adafroptilum schmiti male, Malawi, 52mm, sorry, no image available.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Adafroptilum schmiti male, 50mm, sorry, no image available.

EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE, COCOONS:

Eggs are deposited

Larvae probably descend the host plant at pupation time and spin up a thin cocoon at the base of hostplants

Larval Food Plants


It is hoped that this alphabetical listing followed by the common name of the foodplant will prove useful. The list is not exhaustive. Experimenting with closely related foodplants is worthwhile.



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