Maltagorea andriai
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Updated as per Bouyer's Catalogue of African Saturniidae, 1999, 2004
Updated as per personal conversation with and images from Thierry Bouyer, May 2006
Updated as per personal conversation with and images from Patrick Basquin, March 16, 2015
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Maltagorea andriai
mal-tuh-GOR-ee-uhMAN-dree-uh-eye
(Griveaud, 1962)
(Tagoropsis)
Maltagorea andriai male, Ihosy, Ihorombe, Madagascar,
courtesy of Patrick Basquin.
Maltagorea andriai male, Tranoroa, dAndroy, Madagascar,
courtesy of Patrick Basquin.
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| TAXONOMY:
Superfamily: Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Urotini, Packard, 1902
Genus: Maltagorea, Bouyer, 1993
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MIDI MUSIC
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DISTRIBUTION:
Maltagorea andriai flies in
Madagascar: Sakaraha, Lambomakandro; Tranoroa, d'Androy- in southwestern Madagascar, and Ihosy, Ihorombe, in
south central Madagascar.
Males seem to exhibit at least two differnt colour forms, one almost pure yellow with brown lines, and one with generaous brown suffusions in the median area
and significantly less brown in the basal and postmedian areas. Females also seem to exhibit at least two colour forms, almost pure yellow and almost pure
orangey-brown, with darker diffuse lines.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
Maltagorea andriai larval hosts are unknown, but many Maltagorea species utilize the tapia tree
as a larval host.
Maltagorea andriai male, courtesy of
Thierry Bouyer.
Maltagorea andriai female, courtesy of
Thierry Bouyer.
Maltagorea andriai female, Tranoroa, dAndroy, Madagascar,
courtesy of Patrick Basquin.
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:
Females emit an airbourne
pheromone at night and males track the scent with their antennae by
flying in a zigzag pattern into the wind.
EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:
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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merely a suggestion. It is based on commonly
accepted English pronunciation of Greek names and/or some
fairly well accepted "rules" for latinized scientific names.
The suggested pronunciations, on this page and on other pages,
are primarily put forward to assist those who hear with internal
ears as they read.
There are many collectors from different countries whose
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The genus name Maltagorea is a
contraction of the Malagassy branch of the Tagoropsis /
Pseudantherea group.
Mal from Malagassy Republic (Madagascar);
tago from Tagoropsis:
rea from Pseudantherea
The species name andriai is probably honourific for
Andria.
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