Salassa megastica
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Updated as per Nachr.entomol.Ver.Apollo, N.F. 29 (3): 149-162 (2008), February 14, 2009, from Stefan Naumann
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Salassa megastica
Swinhoe, 1894
Salassa megastica male, Dak Nong, Vietnam, April 2008, courtesy of Teemu Klemetti
Salassa albocirculata/megastica ?? male, Vietnam, courtesy of Johnny Marchant;
pointed apex and more diffuse subterminal line edge suggest albocirulata (Bill Oehlke).
Superfamily: Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Salassinae Michener, 1949
Genus: Salassa Moore, 1859 | |
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DISTRIBUTION:
Salassa megastica flies
in Dak Nong in
southwestern Vietnam. It has also been taken in
northeastern Myanmar = Burma: Kachin.
This is a large species with large greenish eyespots.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
Specimens have been taken in April.
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:
EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:
Larvae are covered with spine-bearing warts and
spin loose cocoons near the ground amongst loose debris.
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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