DISTRIBUTION:

The Aurivillius seydeli moth flies in the Congo (possibly an error), Africa. Thierry Bouyer confirms it for Malawi. Naumann in Kuhne (2008) reports it in Kenya: Kakamega Forest and middle-aged secondary forest, young secondary forest and farmland (NiK). The image accompanying this documentation does not appear to be seydeli or even an Aurivillius species.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Aurivillius seydeli moths fly in ?.

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. Both sexes come to lights with males most common around midnight.

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

The foodplant list is not exhaustive. Experimenting with closely related foodplants is worthwhile.

Albizia.......

Silktree

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