DISTRIBUTION:

Sinobirma bouyeri (wingspan: males: 85mm; females: ) flies in
China: E. Tibet: Tomi, 2000 m (HT female);
India: Arunachal Pradesh: near Rapum.

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Pictures and information on this page are from Morphology and Molecules Reveal Unexpected Cryptic Diversity in the Enigmatic Genus Sinobirma Bryk, 1944 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) under Creative Commons license via PLOS.org

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Pictures and information on this page are taken from the "work" 'Morphology and Molecules Reveal Unexpected Cryptic Diversity in the Enigmatic Genus Sinobirma Bryk, 1944 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) by Rodolphe Rougerie, Stefan Naumann, Wolfgang A. Nässig, as published September 19, 2012; •DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.004392

Sinobirma bouyeri male (PT) verso, near Rapum, Arunachal Pradesh, India,
as per Morphology and Molecules .......,
slight digital repair by Bill Oehlke.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

The larval host of Sinobirma bouyeri is unknown, but the moth flies in an area where "the vegetation consists of low and medium-sized trees, including numerous flowering Castanopsis (Fagaceae), and small clear zones with grass and ferns."

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.

Sinobirma bouyeri female (HT), Tomi, Tibet, China,
as per Morphology and Molecules ........

Sinobirma bouyeri female (HT) verso, Tomi, Tibet, China,
as per Morphology and Molecules .......,
left side copied to right by Bill Oehlke.

EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:

Larvae probably feed on Fagaceae, and probably pupate underground.

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.

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

The genus name Sinobirma is for the specimen type locality between China and Burma.

The species name "bouyeri" is honourific for Thierry Bouyer.

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