DISTRIBUTION:

Lemaireia schintlmeisteri (mfwl=33mm; ffwl=41-49mm) flies in Mindanao: Mindanao, Bukidnon, 40 km nw Maramag, Dalong-dong, 800 m, Philippines.

(Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo 10 (3): 240; HT in BMNH, London).

Generally this is quite a dark species, but at least one female shows more of the yellow typical of other Lemaireia species.

Females have neen observed at light more frequently than males, suggesting to me that the calling time may be near dawn.

(Etymology: named after Alexander SCHINTLMEISTER, Dresden, Germany, who, together with Karel CERNÝ, was the first to discover this species.) The geus name, Lemaireia, is honourific for Claude Lemaire.

Lemaireia schintlmeisteri HT male, Bukidnon, Mindanao, Philippines,
800m, Bernard d'Abrera.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Specimens have been taken in October. There may be additional flight months.

Natural host plants are unknown.

Lemaireia schintlmeisteri female, Mindanao, Philippines,
courtesy of Stefan Naumann, digital repair by Bill Oehlke

Lemaireia schintlmeisteri female, Mindanao, Philippines,
courtesy of Stefan Naumann, digital repair by Bill Oehlke

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

More males have been taken at lights than females, suggesting the calling time could be?? near dawn.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Immatures are unkown as of this writing, January 2019.

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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