An “American” silkmoth endemic to Himalayas, part I: life history and natural distribution of Antheraea compta Rothschild, 1899 (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae)

By

Liu, Zhengyang

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift

Volume

70

Pages

261--282

Subjects

chaetotaxy , Ecoregion , Evolution , Kachin , Meghalaya , Morphology , Protection , Quercus , SEM , silkworm , Telea , Tibet

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Berlin Nicolai'sche Verlags-Buchandlung 1881-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/dez.70.102952

 

Abstract

Females of the uncommon Antheraea compta Rothschild, 1899 were collected at the natural habitat in the Tibetan Sub-Himalayas, descendants of which were reared on Quercus yunnanensis (Fagaceae) successfully, with all the preimaginal instars recorded morphologically. Correlated characters revealed a close relationship between this taxon and New World Antheraea spp., suggesting more attention and protection towards this key species is necessary in the future.