Maltagorea basquini
Updated as per Bouyer's Catalogue of African Saturniidae, 1999, 2004
Updated as per personal conversation with and images from Rodolphe Rougerie, 2005
Updated as per personal conversation with and images from Thierry Bouyer, May 2006

Maltagorea basquini
mal-tuh-GOR-ee-uhMBAS-kwin-eye
Rougerie 2003

Maltagorea basquini paratype male, courtesy of Rodolphe Rougerie.

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TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Urotini, Packard, 1902
Genus: Maltagorea, Bouyer, 1993

MIDI MUSIC

"African Midi Music"

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DISTRIBUTION:

Maltagorea basquini flies in
northeastern Madagascar Est, 42 km au nord de Sambava, forêt d'Analabe, 50 m..

This species is yellow compared to the orange colouration of M. griveaudi. The hindwing medial line of basquini makes a smooth curve while that of griveaudi is straighter and darker and usually wider.

Maltagorea basquini male, courtesy of Thierry Bouyer.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Moths are in the wing in November and probably in other months.

Larval host is unknown.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Females emit an airbourne pheromone and males track the scent with their antennae by flying in a zigzag pattern into the wind.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Pupation is probably in an underground chamber.

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.



Maltagorea basquini paratype verso, male, courtesy of Rodolphe Rougerie.

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The pronunciation of scientific names is troublesome for many. The "suggestion" at the top of the page is merely a suggestion. It is based on commonly accepted English pronunciation of Greek names and/or some fairly well accepted "rules" for latinized scientific names.

The suggested pronunciations, on this page and on other pages, are primarily put forward to assist those who hear with internal ears as they read.

There are many collectors from different countries whose intonations and accents would be different.

The genus name Maltagorea is a contraction of the Malagassy branch of the Tagoropsis / Pseudantherea group.

Mal from Malagassy Republic (Madagascar);
tago from Tagoropsis:
rea from Pseudantherea

The species name andriai is honourific for Basquin.