Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Bombycoidea Saturniidae Saturniinae

• Antheraea yamamai (Guérin-Méneville, 1861) Japan, Ceylon, N.India, imported (hu, au, Yugoslavia). See [maps] Japanintammisilkkikehrääjä Japanese Oak Silkmoth tölgy-selyemlepke Saturnie du Chêne du Japon Japanese Oak Silkworm (larva) Japanischer Eichenseidenspinner Bombyx Yamamai

  • Bombyx yama-mai Guérin-Méneville, 1861; Revue Mag. Zool. (2) 13: 192; TL: Japan

  • Antheraea (Antheraea) yamamai; [CoL]
  • Antheraea yamamai bergmani; [LepIndex]
  • Antheraea yamamai superba; [LepIndex]; [iNaturalist]
  • Antheraea yamamai titan; [GBCL]
  • Antheraea yamamai yamamai; [iNaturalist]
  • Antheraea yamamai yambaru; [iNaturalist]
  • Antheraea yamamai yoshimotoi; [LepIndex]; [iNaturalist]
  • Antheraea yamamai; [RFEL]; [BSW]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [LEPIFORUM] ; [MBE]

  Larva on Quercus [BSW]

  • A. y. bergmanni Bryk, 1948

    • Antheraea jamanai[sic] ussuriensis Schachbazov, 1953
      • = Antheraea yamanai bergmanni; [RFEL]

    • Antheraea (Antheraea) yamamai ussuriensis; [CoL]
    • Antheraea yamamai ussuriensis; [LepIndex]; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
    • Antheraea yamanai bergmanni; [RFEL]
• Antheraea pernyi (Guénerin-Méneville, 1855) Amur - S.China, Japan, imported (SWEU). See [maps] Chinese Oak Silkmoth Chinesischer Seidenspinner Kiinantammisilkkikehrääjä Le Ver à Soie Tussah

  • Bombyx pernyi Guénerin-Méneville, 1855; ; TL: N.China

  • Antheraea (Antheraea) pernyi; [CoL]
  • Antheraea pernyi; [BSW]; [RFEL](?) , ; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [LEPIFORUM] ; [MBE]

  1000x796 (~89Kb) larva India, ex. o. (commercial source), Photo 29.06.1979, © Pertti Pakkanen

  Larva on Quercus , Fagus , Betula , Aesculus [BSW]

• Antheraea helferi Moore, 1859 NE.Himalaya, Sundaland. See [maps]

  • Antheraea helferi Moore, 1859; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. Lep. Ins. Mus. Nat. East India House 2: 397
  • Antheraea borneensis Moore, 1892; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 9 (54): 451
  • Antherea[sic] imperator Watson, 1913; Notes Leyden Mus. 35: 184
  • Antheraea helferi javanensis Bouvier, 1930; Bull. Hill. Mus. 4: 91

  • Antheraea (Antheraea) borneensis; [CoL]
  • Antheraea (Antheraea) helferi; [CoL]
  • Antheraea (Antheraea) imperator; [CoL]
  • Antheraea borneensis; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
  • Antheraea helferi borneensis; Allen, 1981, 114; Holloway, 1982, 193; Lampe, 1985, 10
  • Antheraea helferi javanensis; [LepIndex]
  • Antheraea helferi; [MOB3], 99; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [MOB]
  • Antheraea imperator; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
• Antheraea diehli Lemaire, 1979 Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia. See [maps]

  • Antheraea diehli Lemaire, 1979; Lambillionea 78: 89

  • Antheraea (Antheraea) diehli; [CoL]
  • Antheraea diehli; Allen, 1981, 115; Holloway, 1982, 194; Lampe, 1985, 11; [MOB3], 100; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [MOB]
• Antheraea larissa (Westwood, 1847) Sundaland. See [maps]

  • Saturnia larissa Westwood, 1847; Cabinet Orient. Ent.: 49
  • Antheraea ridlyi Moore, 1892; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 9 (54): 452
  • Antheraea delegata Swinhoe, 1893; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 12 (69): 210

  • Antheraea (Antheraea) larissa ridlyi; [CoL]
  • Antheraea (Antheraea) larissa; [CoL]
  • Antheraea larissa cingalesa; [iNaturalist]
  • Antheraea larissa mylita; [iNaturalist]
  • Antheraea larissa palawarissa; [GBCL]
  • Antheraea larissa ridlyi; [GBCL]
  • Antheraea larissa; Allen, 1981, 115; Lampen, 1985, 11; [MOB3], 100; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [MOB]

  Larva on Shorea glauca [MOB3]

• Antheraea assamensis Helfer, 1837 India, Burma, Sundaland. See [maps] Muga Silkworm?

  • Antheraea assamensis Helfer, 1837; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 6: 43
  • Antheraea brunnea van Eecke, 1921; Zool. Meded. 6 (10): 99
  • Antheraea youngi Watson, 1915; Tijdschr. ent. 58: 279; TL: Bau, Sarawak
  • Antheraea perotteti Guérin-Méneville, 1843; Mag. Zool. (2) 5 (9): 1
  • Saturnia assama Westwood, 1848; Cabinet Orient. Ent.: 41; TL: Assam
  • Antheraea mezankooria Moore, 1862; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 1 (4): 318
  • Antheraea brunnea subvelata Bouvier, 1930; Bull. Hill. Mus. 4: 92
  • Antheraea assamensis mezops Bryk, 1944; Ark. Zool. 35 (A) 8: 7
  • Antheraea assamensis rubigenea Toxopeus, 1940; Ent. Meded. Ned.-Ind. 6: 14

  • Antheraea (Antheraea) perottetii; [CoL]
  • Antheraea (Antheraeopsis) assamensis; [CoL]
  • Antheraea (Antheraeopsis) brunnea; [CoL]
  • Antheraea (Antheraeopsis) youngi; [CoL]
  • Antheraea assama; [iNaturalist]
  • Antheraea assamensis perottetii; [LepIndex]
  • Antheraea assamensis rubiginea; [LepIndex]
  • Antheraea assamensis youngi; Allen, 1981, 117; Lampe, 1985, 12; [LepIndex]
  • Antheraea assamensis; :; [MOB3], 101; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [MOB]
  • Antheraea brunnea; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
  • Antheraea youngi; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]

  Larva on Cinnamomum , Laurus , Litsea , Persea , Magnolia , Michelia , Quercus , Sarcostemma , Symplocos , (for Indian) [MOB3]

• Antheraea jana (Stoll, [1782]) Sundaland, Burma. See [maps]

  • Attacus jana Stoll, [1782]; in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (32-32): 220, pl. 396, f. A
  • Antheraea jana platessa Rothschild, 1903; Novit. Zool. 10 (2): 311; TL: Bassein, Burma
  • Antheraea jana fusca Rothschild, 1903; Novit. Zool. 10 (2): 311; TL: Kuching, N. Borneo

  • Antheraea (Antheraea) jana; [CoL]
  • Antheraea (Antheraea) platessa; [CoL]
  • Antheraea jana fusca; Allen, 1981, 117; Barlow, 1982, 50; Lampe, 1985, 13; [LepIndex]
  • Antheraea jana; [MOB3], 101; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [LEPIFORUM] ; [MOB]
  • Antheraea platessa ornata; [GBCL]
  • Antheraea platessa; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
• Antheraea andamana Moore, 1877 Andmans

  • Antheraea andamana Moore, 1877; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3): 602

  • Antheraea (Antheraea) andamana; [CoL]
  • Antheraea andamana; Prashanth & Veenakumari, 2002, J. Lep. Soc. 56 (3): 123-128 (life history); [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
  • Antheraea jana andamana; [LepIndex]

  Larva on Ficus altissima, F. arnottiana, F. ?retusa Prashanth & Veenakumari, 2002, J. Lep. Soc. 56 (3)

• Antheraea roylei Moore, 1858 S.China. See [maps]

  • Antheraea roylei Moore, 1858; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. Lep. Ins. Mus. Nat. East India House 2: 397
  • Antheraea confuci Moore, [1875]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874 (4): 578; TL: Shanghai

  • Antheraea (Antheraea) pernyi roylei; [CoL]
  • Antheraea pernyi roylei; [LepIndex]
  • Antheraea roylei; [MOB3], (note); [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
  • Antheraea roylii[sic, roylei]; Moore, 1859, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1859: 256, pl. 64, f. 1

  Larva on Betula , Cyperus , Daphniphyllum , Quercus , Malus , Prunus , Pyrus , Euodia [MOB3]

• Antheraea korintjiana Bouvier, 1928 Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia. See [maps]

  • Antheraea roylei korintjiana Bouvier, 1928; Bull. Hill Mus. 2: 122, 135

  • Antheraea (Antheraea) korintjiana; [CoL]
  • Antheraea korintjiana; [MOB3], 102; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [MOB]
  • Antheraea pernyi korintjiana; Allen, 118; [LepIndex]
  • Antheraea roylei korintjiana; Lampe, 13
• Antheraea celebensis Watson, 1915 Sulawesi, Sundaland. See [maps]

  • Antheraea rumphii celebensis Watson, 1915; Tijdschr. ent. 58: 280; TL: Gorontalo, Celebes
  • Antheraea gschwandneri Niepelt, 1918; Lepidoptera Niepeltiana (3): 1, pl. 18, f. 1-2
  • Antheraea cordifolia sumatrana Niepelt, 1926; Int. Ent. Zs. 20: 257
  • Antheraea frithi javanensis Bouvier, 1928; Bull. Hill Mus. 2: 137

  • Antheraea (Antheraea) celebensis; [CoL]
  • Antheraea (Antheraea) gschwandneri; [CoL]
  • Antheraea (Antheraea) sumatrana; [CoL]
  • Antheraea assamensis gschwandneri; [LepIndex]
  • Antheraea celebensis; Holloway, 1981, 124; Lampe, 1985, 12; [MOB3], 103; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [MOB]
  • Antheraea cordifolia sumatrana; [LepIndex]
  • Antheraea frithi javanensis; [LepIndex]
  • Antheraea gschwandneri; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
  • Antheraea sumatrana; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
• Antheraea cordifolia Weymer, 1906 Celebes. See [maps]

  • Antheraea cordifolia Weymer, 1906; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 19 (2): 71; TL: Celebes

  • Antheraea (Antheraea) cordifolia; [CoL]
  • Antheraea cordifolia; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
• Antheraea frithi Moore, 1858

  • Antheraea frithi Moore, 1858; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. Lep. Ins. Mus. Nat. East India House 2: 396

  • Antheraea (Antheraea) frithi; [CoL]
  • Antheraea frithi insularis; [LepIndex]
  • Antheraea frithi tonkinensis; [LepIndex]; [GBCL]
  • Antheraea frithi; Moore, 1859, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1859: 256, pl. 65, f. 1; [MOB3], 103 (note); [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • Antheraea frithi (= Antheraea celebensis); Holloway, 1976, 85

  Larva on Shorea [MOB3]

• Antheraea moultoni Watson, 1927 Borneo. See [maps]

  • Antheraea moultoni Watson, 1927; Entomologist 60: 35

  • Antheraea (Antheraea) moultoni; [CoL]
  • Antheraea moultoni; [MOB3], 103; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [MOB]

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • Antheraea moultoni (= Antheraea alleni); Allen, 1981, 116
  • Antheraea moultoni (= Antheraea alleni); Holloway, 1981, 125
• Antheraea alleni Holloway, 1987 Borneo. See [maps]

  • Antheraea alleni Holloway, 1987; [MOB3], 104; TL: Brunei, 1618m, Bukit Retak

  • Antheraea (Antheraea) alleni; [CoL]
  • Antheraea alleni; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [MOB]
• Antheraea brunei Allen & Holloway, 1986 Borneo, Palawan. See [maps]

  • Antheraea brunei Allen & Holloway, 1986; Brunei Mus. J. 1985, 6(1): 131-134

  • Antheraea (Antheraea) brunei; [CoL]
  • Antheraea brunei; [MOB3], 105; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [MOB]
• Antheraea rosieri (Toxopeus, 1940) Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo. See [maps]

  • Loepantheraea rosieri Toxopeus, 1940; Ent. Meded. Ned.-Ind. 6: 59; TL: Sumatra, Giesting, Wai Teboe

  • Antheraea (Loepantheraea) rosieri; [CoL]
  • Antheraea rosieri imeldae; [iNaturalist]
  • Antheraea rosieri rosieri; [iNaturalist]
  • Antheraea rosieri; [MOB3], 105; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [MOB]
  • Loepantheraea rosieri; Allen, 1981, 118; Holloway, 1982, 193; Lampe, 1985, 14; [LepIndex]
• Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer, [1775]) -. See [maps] Polyphemus Moth

  • Phalaena polyphemus Cramer, [1775]; Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 8, pl. 5, f. A, B
  • polypheme (Hübner, 1819)
    • = ; [NACL], #7757
  • flava (Grote, 1903)
    • = ; [NACL], #7757
  • fumosus (Wurster, 1930)
    • = ; [NACL], #7757
  • wilfriedi (Sageder, 1933)
    • = ; [NACL], #7757
  • brunnea (Sageder, 1933)
    • = ; [NACL], #7757
  • nigra (Schüssler, 1936)
    • = ; [NACL], #7757
  • albida (Bouvier, 1936)
    • = ; [NACL], #7757
  • intermedia (Bouvier, 1936)
    • = ; [NACL], #7757

  • Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus polyphemus; [P&N23]
  • Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus; [P&N23]; [CoL]
  • Antheraea polyphemus; [NACL], #7757; [SMNA]; [MPG] ; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [LEPIFORUM] ; [PNWM] ; [BAMONA] ; [GALEPS]

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • fenestra Linnaeus, 1758; Perry, 1811

  1280x960 (~274Kb) upperside CANADA: Nova Scotia, Waverley, 2.7.2004, Photo © Peter Payzant

  700x705 (~48Kb) underside CANADA: Nova Scotia, Waverley, 2.7.2004, Photo © Peter Payzant

  1200x673 (~107Kb) USA: Washington, Chelan Co., LepSoc 2010 Moth Night at Eagle Creek, 9.7.2010, Photo © Markku Savela

  Larva on Betula , Salix , Acer , Quercus [SMNA]

  • A. p. oculea (Neumoegen, 1883) Arizona, Mexico, ...?

    • oculea (Neumoegen, 1883)
    • aurelia (Druce, 1892)
      • = ; [NACL], #7757b

    • Antheraea (Telea) oculea; [P&N23]; [CoL]
    • Antheraea oculea; ; [MPG] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [BAMONA]
    • Antheraea polyphemus oculea; [NACL], #7757b; [MABL]; [SMNA]; [LepIndex]

    Larva on Quercus oblongifolia, Q. emoryi, Juglans major [SMNA]

  • A. p. olivacea (Cockerell, 1914)

    • nigrescens (Schüssler, 1936)
      • = ; [NACL], #7757a
    • vinacea (Schüssler, 1936)
      • = ; [NACL], #7757a

    • Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus olivacea; [CoL]
    • Antheraea polyphemus olivacea; [NACL], #7757a; [LepIndex]; [iNaturalist]
  • A. p. mexicana Hoffman, 1942 Mexico, ...?

    • Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus mexicana; [CoL]
    • Antheraea polyphemus mexicana; [MABL]; [LepIndex]; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
  • A. p. tuxtlasensis Balcazár & Vázquez, 1994 Mexico, ...?

    • Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus tuxtlasensis; [CoL]
    • Antheraea polyphemus tuxtlasensis; [MABL]; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
• Antheraea mylitta (Drury, 1773) Tasar Silkworm

  • Phalaena mylitta Drury, 1773; Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 2: 8, index, pl. 5, f. 1; TL: Bengal

  • Antheraea (Antheraea) mylitta; [CoL]
  • Antheraea mylitta buruensis; [LepIndex]
  • Antheraea mylitta ceramensis; [LepIndex]
  • Antheraea mylitta; [LepIndex]

  Larva on Terminalia tomentosa, Terminalia arjuna, ;

• Antheraea godmani (Druce, 1892) Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Metosamia godmani Druce, 1892; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 9 (52): 277; TL: Mexico, Oaxaca

  • Antheraea (Telea) godmani; [CoL]
  • Antheraea godmani columbiana; [LepIndex]
  • Antheraea godmani; [MABL]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [BAMONA]
• Antheraea montezuma (Sallé, 1856) Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Saturnia montezuma Sallé, 1856; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1856: xcii [92]; TL: Mexico, Orizaba

  • Antheraea (Telea) montezuma; [CoL]
  • Antheraea montezuma; [MABL]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
  • Samia montezuma; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 191
• Antheraea semperi C. & R. Felder, 1861 Philippines. See [maps]

  • Antheraea semperi C. & R. Felder, 1861; Wien. ent. Monats. 5 (10): 305; TL: Luzon

  • Antheraea (Antheraea) semperi; [CoL]
  • Antheraea semperi noeli; [GBCL]
  • Antheraea semperi; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
• Antheraea fickei Weymer, 1909 Celebes. See [maps]

  • Antheraea fickei Weymer, 1909; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 22 (1): 21; TL: Sawangan, N.Celebes

  • Antheraea fickei; [LepIndex]

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