Antheraea larissa philippirissa
Antheraea larissa philippirissa
Treadaway & Nässig,
1998
Antheraea larissa philippirissa/mindanarissa?? male, Mindanao, Philippines, mid August,
courtesy of Watne Hsu, id by Stefan Naumann
TAXONOMY:
Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Saturniini, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Genus: Antheraea, Hubner, 1819
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DISTRIBUTION:
The Antheraea larissa philippirissa
moth (wingspan 160 mm) flies in the Philippines where it is widespread, but it is not known from Palawan.
In 2014 Brechlin described a new species from Mindanao, (A. mindanarissa), very similar to A. larissa philippirissa. I think the male at the
top of the page may be A. mindanarissa. There may be additional species on this page that will subsequently be moved.
Antheraea l. philippairissa was a junior synonym of Antheraea mindoroensis. It has now been elevated to full species status as
Antheraea philippirissa.
Antheraea mindoroensis philippirissa male.
(Etymology: a combination of the distribution range (Philippines) of this subspecies and the specific name larissa.)
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
Antheraea philippirissa larva feed on Shorea glauca (Dipterocarpaceae).
Moths are on the wing in January and there are probably several broods.
Antheraea philipirissa/mindoroensis, Philippines,
courtesy of Eric van
Schayck.
Antheraea mindoroensis/philipirissa female, Philippines,
courtesy of Eric van
Schayck.
Antheraea mindoroensis/philipirissa female, Leyte, Philippines,
courtesy of Eric van
Schayck.
Based on the three images above of females from Philippines, I do believe they represent two different species, subspecies.
I will try to get more information regarding larissa larissa (probably limited to Indonesia, Laos and Thailand); larissa philipirissa; and mindorensis.
I have seen several different combinations of those names.
I think ??? mindoroensis is the species/subspecies with the larger hyaline cell markings.
Antheraea mindoroensis/philipirissa male, Leyte, Philippines,
courtesy of Eric van
Schayck.
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:
Females attract the night flying males with an airbourne
pheromone.
Males have falcate wings.
EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:
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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