DISTRIBUTION:

Actias selene malaisei (wingspan: mm) flies in Myanmar = Burma. Stefan Naumann indicates (February, 2009) that the moth described and named by Bryk has neither been elevated to full species status nor equated with any other species. Hence, its name still stands.

Records exist for Shan States around 1500m in Myanmar = Burma.

Possibly it also flies in southeastern Tibet (Zizang Province, China) as per the image above.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

This subspecies is probably univoltine, with adults on the wing from August to September.

Larvae probably feed on a variety of hostplants.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Males have more falcate wings than females and use highly developed antennae to seek out the females which "call" at night.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS, AND PUPAE:

Larvae are probably similar to those of A. selene selene.

It is hoped that this alphabetical listing followed by the common name of the possible foodplant will prove useful. The list is not exhaustive. Experimenting with closely related foodplants is worthwhile.

Alnus glutinosa Andromeda glaucophylla Andromeda ovalifolia Azadiracta indica Castanea Cedrala paniculata Cinnamomum camphora Corylus colurna Crataegus Hibiscus Juglans regia Lannea coromandelica Lawsonia alba Ligustrum Liquidambar styraciflua Mangifera Moringa oleifera Prunus amygdalus Prunus cerasus Prunus padus Pyrus malus Quercus Rhodendron Rhamnus frangula Rhus laurina Salix babylonica Sapium sebiferum Syringa vulgaris Terminalia Zanthoxylum acanthopodium...... Zanthoxylum alatum

European/Black alder Downy bog-rosemary Bog-rosemary Persian lilac Chestnut Cedro/Spanish cedar Camphor Turkish hazel Hawthorn Mallow English walnut Lannea Indian privet privet Sweetgum Mango Horse-radish tree Almond Sour cherry Bird cherry Apple Oak Azalea Alder buckthorn Laurel sumac Weeping willow Chinese tallow-tree Lilac Assegai wood Prickly ash Prickly ash

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The subspecies name is honourific for R. Malaise of Sweden who went on an expedition in the early 1940s into Kambaiti, Burma (now Myanmar).