Antheraea visayarissa

Antheraea visayarissa
Brechlin, 2014

Antheraea visayarissa male, 144mm, central Philippines,
on my home computer only.

Antheraea visayarissa male, 155mm, central Philippines,
on my home computer only.

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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DISTRIBUTION:

Antheraea visayarissa (wingspan: males: 144-155mm; females: ) flies in the Philippines: Leyte?? and other islands in central Philippines

(Etymology: I am not sure, but I believe the specimen type may be from Leyte, in central Philippines, with a great resemblance to Antheraea larissa which is very similar to Antheraea mindoroensis and several other new species from Philippines.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

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.

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