DISTRIBUTION:

Antheraea jakli (wingspan mm) flies in Indonesia west of Sumatra on Siberut Island and Mentawi Islands. It flies at low elevation (100m and lower) in mangrove forests.

Antheraea jakli male, Siberut, Mentawai Inseln, Indonesia,
from Entomo-Satsphingia, courtesy of Ron Brechlin.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Specimens have been taken in January-February, July-August and November-December. Larval hosts are unknown but they probably would eat hornbeam, beech, cherry and oak species.

Antheraea jakli female, Indonesia: Sumatra: Barat Province,
February, 2007, 10m, courtesy of Stefan Naumann.

The female is bright yellow with pinkish-violet markings.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Males use highly developed antennae to detect female scent which is distributed into the wind. Males fly into the wind in a zigzag pattern to detect the pheromone and subsequently locate the female.

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.

Carpinus Fagus Prunus Quercus alba Quercus robar...

Hornbeam/Ironwood Beech Cherry White oak English oak

The species name is honourific for collector Stanislav Jakl.

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