DISTRIBUTION:

Antheraea cadioui (approximate wingspan: males: 129mm; females: mm; forewing length: males: females: mm) flies in lowland rainforests 50m) in
Indonesia, West Sumatra, Mentawai Islands, Southern Siberut Island, 50 m., Salappa village env

Antheraea cadioui male, Salappa, Siberut, Mentawai Islands, Sumatra,
129mm, 50m, on my home computer only.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Specimens have been taken in February. There are probably multiple broods.

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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