Maltagorea monsarrati
mal-tuh-GOR-ee-uhMmon-SAR-raght-eye
(Griveaud, 1968) (Tagoropsis)

Maltagorea monsarrati male (copyright protected),
courtesy of Rodolphe Rougerie.

Maltagorea monsarrati male, Madagascar, courtesy of Eric van Schayck.

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TAXONOMY: Superfamily: Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 Family: Saturniidae Boisduval, [1837] 1834 Subfamily: Saturniinae Boisduval, [1837] 1834 Tribe: Urotini, Packard, 1902 Genus: Maltagorea, Bouyer, 1993

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DISTRIBUTION: Maltagorea monsarrati flies in Madagascar: Centre: Itremo (1341m); Ambatofinandrahana (1600m) in Ambatofinandrahana District. Bouyer lists this species as Maltagorea monsarrati, while previously it had been placed with Tagoropsis. Maltagorea monsarrati male, courtesy of Thierry Bouyer.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Maltagorea monsarrati larval hosts are unknown.

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 monsarrati female, courtesy of Thierry Bouyer.

Maltagorea monsarrati female (copyright protected), courtesy of Rodolphe Rougerie.

Maltagorea monsarrati female, Madagascar, courtesy of Eric van Schayck.

Maltagorea monsarrati female, Ambatofinandrahana, Madagascar,
1600m, courtesy of Patrick Basquin.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Maltagorea monsarrati egg, Ambatofinandrahana, Madagascar,
1600m, courtesy of Patrick Basquin.

Maltagorea monsarrati, collecting pupae, Ambatofinandrahana, Madagascar,
1600m, courtesy of Patrick Basquin.

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 monsarrati is honourific for Monsarrat.