DISTRIBUTION:

Pseudobunaea santini (wingspan: males: 112-118mm; females: ) flies in
northern Tanzania: Tanga Region, West Usambara, Magamba Forest, 04°42.594'S 038°14.239'E, 2100 m.

With the advent of DNA barcoding analysis (2008), many new Saturniidae species have been named, including many Pseudobunaea species from the various mountain ranges in Tanzania.

The following link, Tanzania Pseudobunaea Comparison Chart, will hopefully help me and others to determine species as they become available for posting.

I will be using information on Wiki Species and scientific journal publications to post information and write my own descriptions of the Tanzanian Pseudobunaea. If you have digital images that you can submmit with data (wingspan, elevation, date, precise location), I will do my best to confirm your ids or offer suggestions, and will incorporate your images, credited to you, into the respective files. Please help improve the scope and accuracy of this site by submitting images. All photos remain the property of respective photographers.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Pseudobunaea santini moth flies in the month of July, and probably at other times.

Larvae possibly feed on Bauhinia reticulata, Berlinia paniculata, Uapaca nitida and Fagus.

Pseudobunaea santini female, Tanzania, on my home computer only

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Eclosion is from underground pupae.

EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:

The species name, santini, is probably indicative of a collector with the last name of Santin.

Larval Food Plants

It is hoped that this alphabetical listing followed by the common names of the anticipated foodplants will prove useful. The list is not exhaustive. Experimenting with closely related foodplants is worthwhile.

Bauhinia reticulata...... Berlinia paniculata Uapaca nitida Fagus .......

Kanchan Mnondo Wild loquat Beech

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Pseudobunaea santini male

Pseudobunaea santini female