DISTRIBUTION:

Maltagorea rubriflava (wingspan: males: 74-77mm; females: ) flies in
northern Madagascar: Montagne d'Ambre.

Maltagorea rubriflava male, Madagascar, 74mm, BOLD.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Moths are on the wing in April and November. Maltagorea rubriflava larval hosts are unknown.

Maltagorea rubriflava male, Madagascar, 74mm, BOLD.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

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

Maltagorea rubriflava male, Madagascar, 76mm, BOLD.

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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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 rubriflava probably means reddish-orange or reddish yellow and might ?? refer to the colouration of this species.