Antheraea myanmarensis

Antheraea myanmarensis
U. Paukstadt , L.H. Paukstadt & Brosch, 1998

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 myanmarensis (wingspan: males: ; females: // fwl: males: mm; females: ) flies in
southern Myanmar: Tenasserim Range.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Antheraea myanmarensis flies in November 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.

The species name, myanmarensis, is indicative of a specimen type from Myanmar.

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