DISTRIBUTION:

Syntherata lagariana (wing span: males: 102-103HT-108mm; females: 131mm // forewing length: males: 55-58mm; females: 74mm) flies in
Indonesia: Irian Jaya, Lagare, Nabire, 6 km west of Samabusa, Lagare.

Specimens have been taken at elevations near sea level all the way up to 2400m in the Baliem Valley.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Specimens were collected December 9-13, 1993 by Brechlin and Cerny. Additional specimens have been taken in January, May-June and August, suggesting at least three annual broods.

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.

Syntherata lagariana AT female, 131mm, Lagare, Nabire, Irian Jaya,
December 12, 1993, 50m, on my home computer only.

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.

The species name is for a specimen type locale in Lagare, Nabire, Irian Jaya.

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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