Saturnia chinensis
Updated as per Wikispecies, October 11, 2014
Updated as per Entomo-Satsphingia Jahrgang 2 Heft 02 21.10.2009; May 26, 2015

Saturnia (Rinaca) chinensis
Rebel [1926]

Saturnia (Rinaca) chinensis male, 84mm, Gansu, China,
on my home computer only.

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"

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DISTRIBUTION:

Saturnia (Rinaca) chinensis (wingspan: males: 68-89mm; females: 84mm // forewing length: males: 37-46mm; females: ) flies in
China: Gansu; Shaanxi; Sichuan.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Adults are on the wing in August. There are probably additional flight months.

Saturnia (Rinaca) chinensis male, 68mm, Shaanxi, China,
on my home computer only.

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:

Saturnia (Rinaca) chinensis female, 84mm,
Sichuan, China, on my home computer only.

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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