Adafroptilum mikessensis
Adafroptilum mikessensis
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Darge, 2006
Adafroptilum mikessensis male, Tanzania, sorry, no image available.
| TAXONOMY:
Superfamily: Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Micragonini Cockerell in Packard, 1914 (1902)
Genus: Adafroptilum, Darge, 2004 | |
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DISTRIBUTION:
The Adafroptilum mikessensis moth
(wingspan: males: approx. 54-58 mm; females: probably larger)
flies in Mikesse, Tanzania.
Adafroptilum mikessensis male, Tanzania, sorry, no image available.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
Moths are on the wing in ??
Adafroptilum mikessensis larval hosts are unknown.
Adafroptilum mikessensis male, Tanzania, sorry, no image available.
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:
Adafroptilum mikessensis male, Tanzania, sorry, no image available.
EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE, COCOONS:
Eggs are deposited
Larvae probably descend the host plant at pupation time and spin up
a thin cocoon at the base of hostplants
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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