Antheraea yamamai superba
Updated as per personal communication with Vadim Zolotuhin, August 3, 2009

Antheraea yamamai superba
Inoue, 1964

Antheraea yamamai superba female, courtesy of Wayne Hsu
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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:

The Antheraea yamamai superba moth flies in Taiwan. In some taxonomies superba is elevated to full species status.

The forewings of the male are quite falcate as evidenced in the Wayne Hsu image to the right. Note the black cap and eyebrow associated with the hindwing ocellus.

Antheraea yamamai superba PT male, Puli, Nantou County, central Formosa=Taiwan, 1965, courtesy of Vadim Zolotuhin.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

This sub-species is probably single-brooded, and larvae feed on chestnuts and oaks.

Antheraea yamamai superba from http://163.17.36.1/moth/moth/117/117idae.html

Antheraea superba female, Taichung County, Taiwan, courtesy of Mike Jordan.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Females attract the night flying males with an airbourne pheromone.

Antheraea yamamai superba female, Tawain, mid August, courtesy of Wayne Hsu.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

I believe the egg stage is the diapausing stage for this species. Eggs overwinter affixed to twigs and stems and emerge in the spring with warming temperatures.

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.

Quercus acutissima......

Oak

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