DISTRIBUTON:

Antheraea rolfei (wingspan: males: 136mm; females: // fwl: males: mm; females: ) flies in western Moluccas: Taliabu Island.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Antheraea rolfei flies in February 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:

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, rolfei, is honourific for Dave Rolfe.

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Antheraea rolfei male, Dave Rolfe