DISTRIBUTION:

Bunaea vulpes flies in Moramanga, Madagascar, and may be a form of alcinoe, according to Natural History Musem website.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Bunaea vulpes adults emerge in the spring, often after a warm rain.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

This species emerges at dusk and females attract the night flying males with an airbourne pheromone.

The pair remains coupled for a relatively short time. Females have thinner and blacker antennae and their abdomens are much broader and forewings are more rounded than in males.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS, AND PUPAE:

Rough, black pupae are formed deep (10-15 cm) underground. Under artificial conditions pupae will emerge after being kept moist following immersion in tepid water.

Privet probably serves as food plant.

Larval Food Plants

Listed below are primary food plant(s) and alternate food plants listed in Stephen E. Stone's Foodplants of World Saturniidae. 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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