Antheraeopsis paniki paniki
an-THIR-ay-op-sisMpagh-NIH-kee
(Nässig & Treadaway, 1998)

Antheraeopsis paniki paniki

TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Saturniini, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Genus: Antheraea, Hubner 1819
Subgenus: Antheraeopsis, Wood-Mason, 1886

DISTRIBUTION:

Antheraeopsis paniki paniki (wingspan: males: approx. 170-182mm; females: 165-193mm) flies on Mindoro Island, near Mt. Halcon, Philippines. It is also reported from the Philippine islands of Mindanao, Leyte, Luzon and Negros.

Antheraea paniki paniki male, Mindanao, Philippines,
courtesy of Eric van Schayck.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

The specimen from Mt. Balocaue, Philippines was taken in July/August 2006 between 600-1000m, and the female from Nueva Viscaya North Luzon was taken in January.

Antheraeopsis paniki male, Mt. Balocaue, Leyte, Philippines,
wingspan: 170.83mm, courtesy/copyright Kelly Price.

Antheraeopsis paniki female, Nueva Viscaya North Luzon , Philippines,
wingspan: 192.94mm, courtesy/copyright Kelly Price.

Antheraeopsis paniki female, Mt. Canlaon, Negros, Philippines,
wingspan: 165mm, January-April, 2011, courtesy/copyright Dave Marsden.

Antheraeopsis paniki female (verso), Mt. Canlaon, Negros, Philippines,
wingspan: 165mm, January-April, 2011, courtesy/copyright Dave Marsden.

Antheraeopsis paniki male, Nueva Viscaya North Luzon , Philippines,
wingspan: 181.5mm, courtesy/copyright Kelly Price.

Antheraeopsis paniki female, Mt. Canlaon, Negros, Philippines,
wingspan: 172mm, January-April, 2011, courtesy/copyright Dave Marsden.

Antheraeopsis paniki male (verso), Mt. Canlaon, Negros, Philippines,
wingspan: 172mm, January-April, 2011, courtesy/copyright Dave Marsden.

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.

Antheraeopsis paniki male, Mount Tabon, Barangay Minoyan, Mount Kanlaon N.P.,
Negros Occidental, Philippines, March 4, 2012, courtesy of Lary E. Reeves.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

The pronunciation of scientific names is troublesome for many. The "suggestion" at the top of the page is merely a suggestion. It is based on commonly accepted English pronunciation of Greek names and/or some fairly well accepted "rules" for latinized scientific names.

The suggested pronunciations, on this page and on other pages, are primarily put forward to assist those who hear with internal ears as they read.

There are many collectors from different countries whose intonations and accents would be different.

"Antheraea" is derived from either the Latin "anthra" referring to pollen or from the Greek feminine of "anthros" meaning flowery. There may be a link to the large and feathery antennae which distinguish the males of this genus.

The species name, paniki, is after the Tagalog word for “bat”: paniki.

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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