Syntherata arfakiana Updated as per Wikispecies, April 14, 2011
Updated as per Entomo Satsphingia Yarhrgang 3 Heft 10.03.2010; September 28, 2015

Syntherata arfakiana
Brechlin, 2010

Syntherata arfakiana HT male, Arfak Mountains, Ngat Biep, Irian Jaya,
113mm, December 18-19, 1993, 700-800m, on my home computer only.

TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Saturniini, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Genus: Syntherata, Maassen, 1873

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DISTRIBUTION:

Syntherata arfakiana (wingspan: males: 105-113mm; females: 116mm // forewing length: males: 56-67mm; females: 68mm) flies in
Indonesia: Irian Jaya, 30 km south of Manokwari, in the Arfak Mountains, Ngat Biep, river Ngat Valley, at elevations of 700-850m. It also flies in the Weyland Mountains, near Epomani. (West Irian).

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Specimens were collected December 18-19, 1993 by Brechlin and Cerny. They have also been taken in January and July-August.

Syntherata arfakiana AT female, Weyland Mountains, Epomani, Irian Jaya,
116mm, July 15, 1995, 700-800m, on my home computer only.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Females extend a scent gland from the tip of their abdomens to "call" the males. Males use their antennae to hone in on the airbourne pheromone.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

White, ovate eggs are deposited in rows of 8-12 on hostplant foliage.

Larvae pupate in stiff oval cocoons spun up among food-plant or nearby vegetation.

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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