Attacus siriae
Brechlin & van Schayck, 2016
Attacus siriae HT Moluku Islands: Buru: Ganung Mt Kapalatmada,
March 15, 2015, 1680m, on my home computer only.
TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
DISTRIBUTION:
Attacus siriae (honorific for Siri van Schayck) flies in the Indonesia: Moluku Islands: Buru: Ganung Mt Kapalatmada, at elevations near 1680m.
The HT male has a forewing lengths of 125mm. The fenestrae are small, almost always single and are almost completely lined in black.
The female (unknown) forewing length is probably 133-140mm. Fenestrae are much larger than those of male, but probably generally do not meet the postmedial lines. The hindwing outer margin is quite scallopped.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
A single specimemn has been taken March 15, 2015. There are probably additional flight months.
Life cycyle is unknown.
The following moth is a very good match for Attacus siriae, but without precise location, it could also be one of the other very similar Attacus species. Compared to the moth below, the HT male depicted in the Entomom-Satsphingia journal is a darker, grey-brown with a fw cell mark that has a smoother, less triangular arc with more rounded ends. The HT of siriae also has a slightly less crenulate hindwing outer margin. Otherwise the two specimens are very similar.
Attacus crameri (male), Indonesia, courtesy of Eric van Schayck.
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:
Females extend a scent gland from the posterior tip of the abdomen to call in night-flying males.
EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS, AND PUPAE:
Eggs are relatively large and larvae pass through at least five instars, probably spinning double-walled cocoons
which hang from a tree branches via a strong silken peduncles.
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.
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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