Attacus philippina
Bouvier, 1930
Attacus philippina male, Mt. Kanlaon, Negroes Occidental, Philippines,
208mm July 17, 1997, 1010m, on my home computer only.
TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
Distribution:
Attacus philippina, (winspan: males: 208mm; females: // forewing length: males: 90-117mm females: 110-123mm;
species name is indicative of a range in Philippines) flies in the
Philippines: Negroes Occidental and Panay at elevations from 600-1010mm.
In 2016, Brechlin removed this moth from both a subspecies of crameri and a synonym of lorquinii to full species status. The larva at the
bottom of this page seems to support such a move.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
Specimens have been taken June, July and October. There are probably additional flight months.
Life cycyle is unknown.
Attacus philippina male, Mt. Malindog, Panay, Philippines,
October 10, 1996, 600-700m, on my home computer only.
Attacus lorquinii?? female, courtesy of Leroy Simon
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:
Females extend a scent gland from the posterior tip of the abdomen to call in night-flying males.
EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS, AND PUPAE:
Eggs are relatively large and larvae pass through at least five instars, probably spinning double-walled cocoons
which hang from a tree branches via a strong silken peduncles.
Attacus lorquinii (more likely A. philippina) fifth instar, Mambukel, Negros Occidental, Philippines,
July 4, 2012, courtesy of Lary E. Reeves.
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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