Antheraea alorensis

Antheraea lorosae
M. D. Lane, Naumann, & D. A. Lane, 2004

Antheraea lorosae male, 146mm, Bobanaro, East Timur,
January 17, 2004, 1000m, on my home computer only.

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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DISTRIBUTON:

Antheraea lorosae (wingspan: males: aproxiamately 145mm) flies in Timor Island, Indonesia.

This species is similar to A. ranakaensis and A. alorensis.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Antheraea lorosae flies in January and probably in other months.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Males use highly developed antennae to detect female scent which is distributed into the wind. Males fly into the wind in a zigzag pattern to detect the pheromone and subsequently locate the female.

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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