Saturnia (Rinaca) bonita

Saturnia (Rinaca) bonita

Updated as per personal communication with Ron Brechlin, as presented in Entomo-Satsphingia for Bhutan; July 20, 2009

Saturnia (Rinaca) bonita
(JORDAN, 1911)
Caligula lindia bonita

TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Saturniini, Boisduval, 1837
Genus: Saturnia Schrank, 1802
Subgenus: Rinaca Walker, 1855

MIDI MUSIC

"Asian Spring Blossoms"

ON.OFF

DISTRIBUTION:

Saturnia (Rinaca) bonita flies in the Himalayan region,
Nepal: June-July;
western Bhutan: a few specimens at 2600-3000m, April-June;
northern India: West Bengal.
The TL: “Yatung, Tibet.”
This moth is often classified as Caligula.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Larval hosts are unknown.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Females extend a scent gland from the tip of their abdomens to "call" the males. Males use their antennae to hone in on the airbourne pheromone.

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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On my home computer only: notes on Saturniidae of Bhutan by Ronald Brechlin (in English) as published in Entomo-Satsphingia 2 (1): 47 – 55 (March 2009)
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