DISTRIBUTION:

Syntherata rudloffi (wingspan: males: 111mm; females: 131mm // forewing length: males: 54-60mm; females: 74mm) flies in
southeastern Papua New Guinea, Fergusson Island, 2 km W Gamada vill., 350 m., 09º24.968'S, 150º47.432'E. They have also been taken at 450m on Goodenough Island, also in southeastern Papua New Guinea, slightly northwest of Fergusson Island.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Specimens were collected February 11-12, 2005, by J.P. Rudloff.

There are probably additional flight months.

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 rudloffi AT female, 131mm, Ferguson Island, Papua New Guinea,
February 1, 2005, 450m, 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.

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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