Antheraea loeffleri

Antheraea loeffleri
Naumann, 2010

TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Saturniini, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Genus: Antheraea, Hubner, 1819

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DISTRIBUTON:

Antheraea loeffleri (wingspan: males: ; females: // fwl: males: mm; females: ) flies in
Indonesia, Moluccas, Obi Island, south coast, 25 km. N Tapaya village, at elevations near 1700-1800m.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Antheraea loeffleri flies in June-July and probably in other months.

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.

The species name, loeffleri is honourific for Loeffler.

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