Franz and Julian Renner

Franz has reard many Saturniidae of China and Japan, and he indicates he will soon be sending images of A. yamamai from China, Prov Guanxii and Guangdong. "These samples are quite distinct from Japanese yamamai."

He writes, "I have made hybridisation of Japanese and China yamamai to test the range of this Chinese yamamai. It may be a new undescribed species.

"I also will tell you soon some interesting foodplants.

"I'm working very intensively with hybridisation of Saturniidae and I'm always interested in exchange of living material. I have need of cocoons of Saturnia spini and Saturnia atlantica.

"For my hybridisation experiments in 2005 I have need of 25 Actias luna cocoons and I need 12 cocoons of A. io."

You may contact Franz by clicking on his name, Franz Renner.

Franz Renner
Dahlienweg 4
D-89155 Erbach
Germany

Actias sinensis x Actias dubernardi male, courtesy of Rainer Plontke,
hybridization by Franz Renner

Julian Renner, Franz's son, also helps with photography.

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