Actias philippinica bulbosa
Nässig & Treadaway, 1997

Actias philippinica bulbosa courtesy of Andreas Zwick

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TAXONOMY: Superfamily Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834 Subfamily: Saturniinae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834 Tribe: Saturniini, Boisduval, [1837] 1834 Genus: Actias, Leach, 1815

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DISTRIBUTON:

The Actias philippinica bulbosa moth flies in lowland forests of Palawan in the Philippines. It is found only in Palawan to date.

It is named after the distinctive bulbous knot of the cephal end of the saccus in the male genitalia.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Actias philippinica bulbosa broods continuously and larvae are polyphagous.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Females extend a scent gland from the posterior tip of the abdomen to call in night-flying males which are active from 9:30 pm until 11:00 pm.

Females, which come in to lights, are usually active from 9:00 until 10:30 pm.

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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