Antheraea
Encyclopedia
Antheraea is a moth
genus
belonging to the family
Saturniidae
. Several species
of this genus have caterpillar
s which produce wild silk
of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussah silk", the moths are named tussah moths after the fabric.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
belonging to the family
Family (biology)
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Saturniidae
Saturniidae
The Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, are among the largest and most spectacular of the moths. They form a family of Lepidoptera, with an estimated 1,300 to 1,500 described species worldwide...
. Several species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of this genus have caterpillar
Caterpillar
Caterpillars are the larval form of members of the order Lepidoptera . They are mostly herbivorous in food habit, although some species are insectivorous. Caterpillars are voracious feeders and many of them are considered to be pests in agriculture...
s which produce wild silk
Wild silk
Wild silks have been known and used in many countries from early times, although the scale of production is far smaller than that from cultivated silkworms.-Background:...
of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussah silk", the moths are named tussah moths after the fabric.
List of species
- Antheraea alleniAntheraea alleniAntheraea alleni is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found in Borneo.The wingspan is 45-52 mm for males and about 55 mm for females.-External links:*...
Holloway, 1987 - Antheraea andamana Moore, 1877
- Antheraea assamensisAntheraea assamensisThe Muga Silkworm is the larva of the Assam Silkmoth , a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found in India , Burma and Sundaland....
– Assam Silkmoth, Muga Silkworm - Antheraea broschiAntheraea broschiAntheraea broschi is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found in eastern Malaysia.-External links:**...
Naumann, 2001 - Antheraea bruneiAntheraea bruneiAntheraea brunei is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found in Borneo and Palawan.-External links:*...
Allen & Holloway, 1986 - Antheraea celebensisAntheraea celebensisAntheraea celebensis is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found in Sulawesi and Sundaland.-External links:*...
Watson, 1915 - Antheraea cernyi Brechlin, 2002
- Antheraea cihangiriAntheraea cihangiriAntheraea cihangiri is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found in Pulau Peleng....
- Antheraea cordifolia Weymer, 1906
- Antheraea diehliAntheraea diehliAntheraea diehli is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found in Sumatra, Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia.-External links:*...
- Antheraea exspectataAntheraea exspectataAntheraea exspectata is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found in Sulawesi.-External links:*...
- Antheraea formosana Sonan, 1937
- Antheraea frithi Moore, 1858
- Antheraea godmaniAntheraea godmaniAntheraea godmani is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found from Mexico to Colombia.-External links:*...
(Druce, 1892) - Antheraea harndti Naumann, 1999
- Antheraea helferiAntheraea helferiAntheraea helferi is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found in the north-eastern Himalaya and Sundaland.-External links:*...
- Antheraea insularis Watson, 1913
- Antheraea janaAntheraea janaAntheraea jana is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found in Sundaland, Andamans and Burma.-External links:*...
- Antheraea kelimutuensis U.Paukstadt, L.H.Paukstadt & Suhardjono, 1997
- Antheraea korintjianaAntheraea korintjianaAntheraea korintjiana is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found in Borneo, Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia.The larva probably feed on Betula, Cyperus, Daphniphyllum, Quercus, Malus, Prunus, Pyrus and Euodia....
- Antheraea larissaAntheraea larissaAntheraea larissa is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found in Sundaland.The larva feed on Shorea glauca.-External links:*...
- Antheraea meisteri Brechlin, 2002
- Antheraea mezops Bryk, 1944
- Antheraea montezuma (Sallé, 1856)
- Antheraea moultoniAntheraea moultoniAntheraea moultoni is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found in Borneo.-External links:*...
- Antheraea mylitta (Drury, 1773)
- Antheraea oculea
- Antheraea paphia
- Antheraea pernyiAntheraea pernyiAntheraea pernyi, the Chinese Tussah Moth , also known as Temperate Tussah Moth, is a large moth in the family Saturniidae. Antheraea roylei is an extremely close relative and the present species might actually have evolved from ancestral A. roylei by chromosome rearrangement.They are originally...
– Chinese Tussah Moth, Temperate Tussah Moth - Antheraea pelengensis Brechlin, 2000
- Antheraea platessa Rothschild, 1903
- Antheraea × proylei (A. pernyi male × A. roylei female)
- Antheraea polyphemusAntheraea polyphemusThe Polyphemus Moth is a North American member of the family Saturniidae, the giant silk moths. It is a tan colored moth, with an average wingspan of 15 cm . The most notable feature of the moth is its large, purplish eyespots on its two hindwings...
– Polyphemus Moth - Antheraea ranakaensis U.Paukstadt, L.H.Paukstadt & Suhardjono, 1997
- Antheraea rosieriAntheraea rosieriAntheraea rosieri is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.-External links:*...
(ToxopeusLambertus Johannes ToxopeusLambertus Johannes Toxopeus, born 1894 in Toeban, Java - died April 21, 1951 in Bandung, Java was a Java born, Dutch nationality lepidopterist. He mainly worked in Indonesia then known as the Dutch East Indies and specialised in the families Lycaenidae and Hesperiidae.-References:...
, 1940) - Antheraea roylei (Moore, 1859)
- Antheraea salthi Stack, 1884
- Antheraea sumbawaensis Brechlin, 2000
- Antheraea tenggarensis Brechlin, 2000
- Antheraea yamamaiAntheraea yamamaiThe Japanese Silk Moth or Japanese Oak Silkmoth is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is endemic to Japan, but has been imported to Europe for silk production and is now found in South-Eastern Europe, mainly in Austria, North-Eastern Italy and the Balkan...
– Japanese Oak Silkmoth, Japanese Silk Moth
External links
- "Raw & Organic Silk: Facts behind the Fibers" http://organicclothing.blogs.com/my_weblog/2007/03/raw_organic_sil.html
- "Walter Sweadner and the Wild Silk Moths of the Bitteroot Mountains. By Michael M. Collins. http://carnegiemuseums.org/cmag/bk_issue/1997/janfeb/feat2.htm
- Downloadable pdf file on Antheraea yamamai (in German) http://www.lf.bayern.de/veroeffentlichungen/lwf-aktuell/55/lwf-aktuell_55-25.pdf
- "ANTHERAEA Hübner, [1819] 1816" http://tpittaway.tripod.com/silk/a_yam.htm