DISTRIBUTION:

Opodiphthera tenimberensis flies in Tanimbar (Tenimber) Islands, Indonesia.

This moth is possibly a synonym of Opodiphthera jurriaansei.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Larvae possibly feed on Red Ash (Alphitonia excelsa), Black Wattle (Callicoma serratifolia), Crows Ash (Flindersia australis), Cudgerie (Flindersia schottiana), and Leopardwood (Flindersia maculosa).

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

The females extend a scent gland from the posterior tip of the abdomen to call in the night-flying males.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Larvae usually pupate in a tough oval cocoon affixed to plants growing below the host.

Larval Food Plants

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.

Alphitonia excelsa Callicoma serratifolia...... Flindersia australis Flindersia schottiana Flindersia maculosa

Red Ash Black Wattle Crows Ash Cudgerie Leopardwood

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