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Post by dpotanin on Nov 18, 2013 4:23:21 GMT -8
Please help to ID this specimen from Fraser's Hill, Pahang. I think, it`s Archaeoattacus edwardsii. Am I right? Attachment Deleted |
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Post by oehlkew on Nov 18, 2013 5:23:03 GMT -8
Based on "Evidence for the existence of three species in the genus Archaeoattacus" (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae); Nässig WA, Naumann S, Rougerie R; The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 12/2010; 43(43):37-47, the species Archaeoattucus edwardsii is limited to the Himalayan regions of northern India, Nepal, Bhutan and southwestern China. In the rest of mainland Asia, specimens previously identified as as A. edwardsii are now recognized as a valid and distinct species, Archaeoattacus malayanus."
Specimens from Fraser's Hill in Malaysia are now recognized as Archaeoattacus malayanus.
The third Archaeoattacus species, staudingeri, has a different shape to the hindwing outer margin, but it can also be found on Fraser's Hill.
Bill Oehlke
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Post by dpotanin on Nov 18, 2013 8:49:36 GMT -8
Thank you very much, Bill!
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