DISTRIBUTION:

Aurivillius cadioui moth flies in Ethiopia: about 100 km east of Addis Abeba.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Aurivillius cadioui moths probably fly in April, May, June, August and October, suggesting at least two broods annually.

Larvae probably feed on Silk tree (Albizia).

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Females scent and attract males at night by releasing an airbourne pheromone. Males fly in a zigzag pattern into the wind to pick up the pheromone plume with their antennae.

EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:

Eggs are a translucent yellow and are deposited in groups of 6-10 on foodplant leaves.

Mature larvae descend tree trunks to pupate in subterranean chambers.

Larval Food Plants

Listed below are anticipated ?? primary food plant and possible alternate food plants. The list is not exhaustive. Experimenting with closely related foodplants is worthwhile.

Albizia.......

Silktree

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