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Saturnia albofasciata (Johnson, 1938) |
White-streaked Silk Moth |
MONA# 7753 |
Family:
Saturniidae |
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![](images/Adults/SAlboAdult.jpg) |
![](images/larvalStages/SAlbo5th.jpg) |
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ATTRIBUTES IN GENERAL |
Classification
KINGDOM: Animalia
PHYLUM: Arthropoda
CLASS: Insecta
ORDER: Lepidoptera
SUPERFAMILY: Bombycoidea
FAMILY: Saturniidae
SUBFAMILY: Saturniinae
TRIBE: Saturniini
Saturnia albofasciata
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General Species Description
ADULT IDENTIFICATION & WINGSPAN: |
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FIELD NOTES for Saturnia albofasciata: |
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Locality & GPS coords |
Laguna Mts, San Diego Co., CA |
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Habitat |
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Host Plant |
Cercocapus betuloides (Mountain Mahogany) |
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Field Notes & Observations:
Larvae |
- 6/2010, Larvae and cocoons found only on Cercocarpus. Larvae found alongside Hemileuca eglanterina. |
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Adults |
- 10/31/2008, Adult male flight becomes active at twilight. Flight observed, male & female, from Oct 15- Nov 15, same locality. |
-11/1/10, males arrive to calling female being at 5:30pm.
Female flight not observed until early November. |
- pre-eclosion female found in habitat (image to right) and placed in a cage where adult emerged, then was used to call in males. |
![](images/Adults/IMG_7344.jpg) |
Pheromone baiting: |
- Agapema female was placed in habitat to test pheromone on Saturnia albofasciata male. Image to right shows females of both Saturnia and Agapema. |
![](images/Adults/IMG_7370.jpg) |
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Ecology Notes:
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Habitat |
![](images/habitat/Kcreek.jpg) |
Chaparral (Laguna Mts., San Diego Co., CA) |
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Host |
![](images/hostplants/Cerco.jpg) |
Cercocapus betuloides (Mountain Mahogany) |
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REARING / LAB NOTES for Saturnia albofasciata: |
Voucher No. |
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Found as |
Ultimate instar (June 2010); |
Ova collected from wild adult (November 2008; November 2010) |
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Food plant used |
Cercocapus betuloides (Mountain Mahogany) |
Voucher fate |
pinned adults; 1 parasitized |
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Number of days (1st-Ultimate instar) |
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Number of days (prepupa) |
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Number of days (pupa to eclosion) |
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Morphology Notes:
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Larvae: |
Larval morphology of ultimate stage similar to dentation of host plant leaf margin. |
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Adult: |
Color, size and shape of male adults blends in well with fall time host plant leaves. |
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Behavior notes:
Ovum: |
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Cocoon: |
Placement of cocoon often well hidden, but not cryptic in color or shape. |
![](images/larvalStages/IMG_7397.jpg) |
Adult: |
11/1/10, males arrived to calling female after sunset. |
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Parasitoids:
Parasitoids (yes/no) |
yes |
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Para. species: |
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![](images/SAlboPupa.jpg) |
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Larva |
![](images/larvalStages/SAlbo1st.jpg) |
1st instar |
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Larva |
![](images/larvalStages/SAlbo4th1.jpg) |
4th instar |
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Cocoon |
![](images/larvalStages/SaturniaACocoon.jpg) |
Cocoon |
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Pupa |
![](images/larvalStages/SAlboPupCo.jpg) |
Cocoon cut open revealing pupa |
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Adult |
![](images/Adults/Saturnia_albofasciataF1.jpg) |
Adult, female |
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Adult |
![](images/Adults/IMG_0007_12.jpg) |
Adult, male |
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