Antheraea schroederi
Updated as per personal communication with Kelly Price (wingspan; Mt Balocaue), January 2007
Updated as per personal communication with Dave Marsden (male wingspan: 132-136mm; Mt. Canlaon, Negros Island, Philippines; January-April, 2011); April 28, 2011
Updated as per personal communication with Dave Marsden (female wingspan: 130-140mm; Mt. Canlaon and Mt Bacolod, Negros, Philippines; January-April, 2011); May 1, 2011

Antheraea schroederi
U. Paukstadt, Brosch & L.H. Paukstadt, 1999

Antheraea schroederi male, Guintubdan, Negros Occidental, Philippines,
August 16, 2011, courtesy of Lary E. Reeves.

Antheraea schroederi male, 132mm, Mt. Canlaon, Negros Island, Philippines,
January-April, 2011, courtesy of Dave Marsden, id by Bill Oehlke.

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 schroederi (wingspan: males: 132-136mm; females: 130-140) flies in
the Philippines: Leyte, Negros, Panay no reports yet from Cebu, Mindoro, Bohol, and Masbote.

Antheraea schroederi?? male, Mt. Balocaue, Leyte, Philippines,
wingspan: 132.14mm, courtesy/copyright Kelly Price.

Antheraea schroederi male, 136mm, Mt. Canlaon, Negros Island, Philippines,
January-April, 2011, courtesy of Dave Marsden, id by Bill Oehlke.

Antheraea schroederi male (verso), 136mm, Mt. Canlaon, Negros Island, Philippines,
January-April, 2011, courtesy of Dave Marsden, id by Bill Oehlke.

Antheraea schroederi male (verso), 132mm, Mt. Canlaon, Negros Island, Philippines,
January-April, 2011, courtesy of Dave Marsden, id by Bill Oehlke.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

The specimen from Mt. Balocaue, Philippines was taken in July/August 2006 between 600-1000m. Dave Marsden indicates dates on specimens he received are for January-April, 2011.

Female Antheraea schroederi

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.

Antheraea schroederi female, 130mm, Mt. Canlaon, Negros Island, Philippines,
January-April, 2011, courtesy of Dave Marsden, id by Bill Oehlke.

Antheraea schroederi female, 140mm, Mt. Canlaon, Negros Island, Philippines,
January-April, 2011, courtesy of Dave Marsden, id by Bill Oehlke.

Antheraea schroederi female (verso), 140mm, Mt. Canlaon, Negros Island, Philippines,
January-April, 2011, courtesy of Dave Marsden, id by Bill Oehlke.

Antheraea schroederi female, 130mm, Mt. Bacolod, Leyte Island, Philippines,
January-April, 2011, courtesy of Dave Marsden, id by Bill Oehlke.

Antheraea schroederi female (verso), 130mm, Mt. Bacolod, Leyte Island, Philippines,
January-April, 2011, courtesy of Dave Marsden, id by Bill Oehlke.

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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