Antheraea negrorissa
Antheraea negrorissa
Brechlin, 2014
Antheraea negrorissa male, Mt. Canlaon, Negros, Philippines,
wingspan: 158mm, January-April, 2011, courtesy/copyright David Marsden.
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:
Antheraea negrorissa (wingspan: males: 135-158mm??; females: // fwl: males: 74-80mm; females: 86mm)
flies in the Philippines: Negros; at elevations of 600-1800m.
(Etymology: The specimen type is from Negros, Philippines, with a great resemblance to
Antheraea larissa which is very similar to Antheraea philippirissa.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
Specimens have been taken in February, June-July, September, November,
suggesting at least three broods annually.
Antheraea negrorissa HT male, Mt. Kanlaon, Negros, Philippines,
135mm, June 1998, 600m, on my home computer only.
Antheraea negrorissa?? male (verso), Mt. Canlaon, Negros, Philippines,
wingspan: 158mm, January-April, 2011, courtesy/copyright David Marsden.
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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