DISTRIBUTION:

Coscinocera buttleri flies in Irian Jaya; Papua New Guinea. This species may be synonymous with C. hercules.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Little is known.

ECLOSION:

Moths wiggle their way out an escape valve in double-walled cocoons and then hang to inflate their wings.

SCENTING AND MATING:

Females call in males by emitting pheromones. The males tend to be slightly smaller than the females, but have more vibrant colouration and longer "tails".

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS, AND PUPAE:

Larval Food Plants

Listed below are primary food plant(s) and alternate food plants listed in Stephen E. Stone's Foodplants of World Saturniidae. 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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