DISTRIBUTION:

Actias vanschaycki (wingspan: males: 57-60mm; females: mm // Mfwl: 35-39mm; Ffwl: probably larger) flies in
China: Sichuan, southwest of Heishui; at elevations of 3100m.

Actias vanschaycki belongs in the Actias felicis group, comprised of the following species:

Actias felicis felicis, China: Jiangxi; Guangdong; Guangxi; Sichuan
Actias felicis arianeae, China: Shaanxi: Qin Ling Mountains, Fopin (1800m)
Actias uljanae: China: Hunan: Nanling Mts., 1500 m., Mt Shikengkong.
Actias chrisbrechlinae, China: Yunnan; Guangxi; 1950-2460m
Actias winbrechlini, China: northwestern Yunnan: Fengshuining Mountains (2460m), Yulong County; northern Myanmar = Burma: Kachin: Chudu Mountains (3000m)
Actias neidhoeferi, Taiwan; possibly eastern China
Actias kongjiaria, China: Sichuan: Gongga Shan; 2600-3200m
Actias rasa, China, Sichuan: Erlang Shan Mt; 2160m
Actias vanschaycki, China: Sichuan, southwest of Heishui; 3100m
Actias shaanxiana, China: Shaanxi: Tai Bai Shan Mountains; Daba Shan Mountains; 1500m.

With the exception of Actias felicis felicis, Actias chrisbrechlinae and Actias uljanae the moths in this group seem devoid of a forewing pm line, and are an almost uniform pale green, without yellow or pink in the hindwing tails.

The forewing pm line is thin and regularly dentate in the specimens mentioned above.

Actias vanschaycki male, PT, 57mm, Sichuan, China,
on my home computer only.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS: Actias vanschaycki probably broods continuously, but may be limited by higher elevation cold, and the preferred larval foodplant is probably Rhododendron. Thus far specimens have only been observed on the wing in Juner. There are probably additional flight months. 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: 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. Liquidambar styraciflua ...... Rhododendron Sweetgum Rhododendron Use your browser "Back" button to return to the previous page. Return to Actias Genus Return to Main Saturniidae Index Support this website and visit other insect sites by clicking flashing butterfly links to left or right.