Maltagorea rostaingi
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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 Saturnafrica Fascicule #15, Basquin, March, 2013; January 30, 2014
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Maltagorea rostaingi
mal-tuh-GOR-ee-uhMROS-taing-eye
(Griveaud, 1962)
(Tagoropsis)
Maltagorea rostaingi male, Lakato, Madagascar,
courtesy of Patrick Basquin.
Maltagorea rostaingi male, courtesy of
Thierry Bouyer.
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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
"African Midi Music"
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DISTRIBUTION:
Maltagorea rostaingi (wingspan: males; females: 94mm) flies in
eastern Madagascar: Lakato; Masoala (2-3m); Brickaville (10m); Sahamamy (120m), Anivorano (440m).
In the regions around Lakato this species is symatric with Maltagorea mariae and Maltagorea pseudomariae.
Maltagorea rostaingi has a diffuse band of pale pink scaling just outside the dark, distinct, very straight, preapical postmedian line.
Ground colour is a uniform reddish orangey-brown. Cell markings are tiny. The hindwing has a faint, dentate pm line and some small dark spotting
near the anal angle.
In males of this species, the forewing pm area (submarginal/marginal area) is devoid of any dark markings.
The female has some dark spotting in the forewing pm area as well as more extensive spotting in the same area of the hindwing.
Visit Maltagorea rostaingi Group Comparison Plate.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
Maltagorea rostaingi larval hosts are unknown, but many Maltagorea species utilize the tapia tree as a larval host.
Maltagorea rostaingi female, courtesy of
Thierry Bouyer.
Maltagorea rostaingi female, 94mm,
Museum of Natural History, Paris
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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commonly accepted English pronunciation of Greek names and/or some fairly well accepted "rules" for latinized scientific names.
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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 rostaingi is honourific for Rostaing.
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