''Archaeoattacus staudingeri'' is a species of

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in the genus ''

Archaeoattacus ''Archaeoattacus'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Saturniidae and subfamily Saturniinae. The species of this genus are present in the Himalayas, Sundaland and Peninsular Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia ...

'' found on the

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and on

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. The species is a deeper, more purplish brown than '' A. atlas'', with a more angular forewing postmedial that is edged distad by grey patches in the spaces and concave distad anterior to the angle. The forewing apical markings are grey rather than pale brown or yellow. Only two specimens have been taken in Borneo, both in lowland forest in Brunei.

Biology

There is no information on the life history but it is likely to be comparable to that of '' Archaeoattacus edwardsii''.

Biology

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