''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

in 1819. Several species of this genus have

caterpillar Caterpillars ( ) are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). As with most common names, the application of the word is arbitrary, since the larvae of sawflies (suborder Sym ...

s which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called " tussar silk", the moths are named tussar moths after the fabric.

Taxonomy

Species

The genus includes these species: * ''

Antheraea alleni ''Antheraea alleni'' is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1987. It is found in Borneo. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the oth ...

'' Holloway, 1987 * ''

Antheraea alorensis ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' U. Paukstadt & L.h. Paukstadt, 2005 * ''

Antheraea andamana ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' Moore, 1877 * ''

Antheraea angustomarginata ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' Brechlin & Meister, 2009 * '' Antheraea assamensis'' Helfer, 1837 * ''

Antheraea billitonensis ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' Moore, 1878 * '' Antheraea broschi'' Naumann, 2001 * '' Antheraea brunei'' Allen & Holloway, 1986 * ''

Antheraea castanea ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' Jordan, 1910 (= ''A. mezops'') * ''

Antheraea celebensis ''Antheraea celebensis'' is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Watson in 1915. It is found in Sulawesi and Sundaland Sundaland (also called Sundaica or the Sundaic region) is a biogeographical region of South-eastern Asia ...

'' Watson, 1915 * ''

Antheraea cernyi ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' Brechlin, 2002 * ''

Antheraea cihangiri ''Antheraea cihangiri'' is a moth of the family Saturniidae found in Pulau Peleng Peleng is an island off the east coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia and is the largest island of the Banggai Islands (''Kepulauan Banggai''). It is surrounded by the ...

'' Naumann & Naessig, 1998 * ''

Antheraea cingalesa ''Antheraea cingalesa'', the Sri Lankan tussar silk moth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1883. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Description Its wingspan is 12 to 16 cm. Sexes show dimorph ...

'' Moore, 1883 * ''

Antheraea compta ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' Rothschild, 1899 * ''

Antheraea cordifolia ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' Weymer, 1906 * ''

Antheraea crypta ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' Chu & Wang, 1993 * ''

Antheraea diehli ''Antheraea diehli'' is a moth of the family Saturniidae found in Sumatra, Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia. The species was first described by Claude Lemaire Claude Lemaire (21 February 1921 – 5 February 2004) was a French entomologist. He speci ...

'' Lemaire, 1979 * ''

Antheraea exspectata ''Antheraea exspectata'' is a moth of the family Saturniidae found in Sulawesi Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situated ...

'' Brechlin, 2000 * ''

Antheraea fickei ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' Weymer, 1909 * ''

Antheraea formosana ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' Sonan, 1937 * ''

Antheraea frithi ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' Moore, 1859 * ''

Antheraea fusca ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called " tussar s ...

'' Rothschild, 1903 * ''

Antheraea gephyra ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' Niepelt, 1926 * '' Antheraea godmani'' (Druce, 1892) * ''

Antheraea gschwandneri ''Antheraea celebensis'' is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Watson in 1915. It is found in Sulawesi and Sundaland Sundaland (also called Sundaica or the Sundaic region) is a biogeographical region of South-eastern As ...

'' Niepelt, 1918 * ''

Antheraea gulata ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' Naessig & Treadaway, 1998 * '' Antheraea hagedorni'' Naumann & Lourens, 2008 * ''

Antheraea halconensis ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' U. Paukstadt & Brosch, 1996 * ''

Antheraea harndti ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called " tussar silk" ...

'' Naumann, 1999 * ''

Antheraea helferi ''Antheraea helferi'' is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1858. It is found in the north-eastern Himalaya and Sundaland Sundaland (also called Sundaica or the Sundaic region) is a biogeographical regi ...

'' Moore, 1859 * ''

Antheraea hollowayi ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' Naessig & Naumann, 1998 * ''

Antheraea imperator ''Antheraea helferi'' is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1858. It is found in the north-eastern Himalaya and Sundaland Sundaland (also called Sundaica or the Sundaic region) is a biogeographical regi ...

'' Watson, 1913 * ''

Antheraea jakli ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called " tussar s ...

'' Naumann, 2008 * ''

Antheraea jana ''Antheraea jana'' is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Stoll in 1782. It is found in Sundaland, the Andamans and Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions requi ...

'' (Stoll, 1782) * '' Antheraea jawabaratensis'' Brechlin & Paukstadt, 2010 * ''

Antheraea kageri ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called " tussar s ...

'' U. Paukstadt, L. Paukstadt & Suhardjono, 1997 * ''

Antheraea kalangensis ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' Brechlin & Meister, 2009 * ''

Antheraea kelimutuensis ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' U. Paukstadt, L. Paukstadt & Suhardjono, 1997 * ''

Antheraea knyvetti ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' Hampson, 1893 *?''

Antheraea korintjiana ''Antheraea korintjiana'' is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Eugène Louis Bouvier in 1928. It is found in Borneo, Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. The larvae probably feed on '' Betula'', '' Cyperus'', '' Daphniphyllum'', '' ...

'' * ''

Antheraea lampei ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' Naessig & Holloway, 1989 * ''

Antheraea larissa ''Antheraea larissa'' is a silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae found in Sundaland. The species was first described by John O. Westwood in 1847. The larvae feed on the endangered tree ''Shorea glauca ''Shorea glauca'' is a species of tr ...

'' (Westwood, 1847) * ''

Antheraea larissoides ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' Bouvier, 1928 * ''

Antheraea lorosae ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called " tussar s ...

'' M.D. Lane, Naumann & D.A. Lane, 2004 * ''

Antheraea meisteri ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called " tussar silk" ...

'' Brechlin, 2002 * ''

Antheraea mentawai ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' Naessig, Lampe & Kager, 2002 * '' Antheraea minahassae'' Niepelt, 1926 * ''

Antheraea montezuma ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family (biology), family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly calle ...

'' (Salle, 1856) * '' Antheraea moultoni'' Watson, 1927 * '' Antheraea myanmarensis'' U. Paukstadt, L. Paukstadt & Brosch, 1998 * ''

Antheraea mylittoides ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' Bouvier, 1928 * '' Antheraea pahangensis'' Brechlin & Paukstadt, 2010 * ''

Antheraea oculea ''Antheraea oculea'', known generally as the western Polyphemus moth or Arizona Polyphemus moth, is a species of silkmoth in the family Saturniidae Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 de ...

'' (Neumoegen, 1883) * '' Antheraea paphia'' Linnaeus, 1758 (= ''A. mylitta'') * '' Antheraea pasteuri'' Bouvier, 1928 * ''

Antheraea paukpelengensis ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family (biology), family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly calle ...

'' Brechlin & Meister, 2009 * ''

Antheraea paukstadtorum ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called " tussar s ...

'' Naumann, Holloway & Naessig, 1996 * '' Antheraea pedunculata'' Bouvier, 1936 * '' Antheraea pelengensis'' Brechlin, 2000 * '' Antheraea pernyi'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1855) – Chinese tussar moth * '' Antheraea perrottetii'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) * ''

Antheraea platessa ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' Rothschild, 1903 * '' Antheraea polyphemus'' (Cramer, 1775) – Polyphemus moth * ''

Antheraea pratti ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called " tussar s ...

'' Bouvier, 1928 * ''

Antheraea prelarissa ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' Bouvier, 1928 * ''

Antheraea raffrayi ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family (biology), family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly calle ...

'' Bouvier, 1928 * '' Antheraea ranakaensis'' U. Paukstadt, L. Paukstadt & Suhardjono, 1997 * '' Antheraea rosemariae'' Holloway, Naessig & Naumann, 1995 * ''

Antheraea rosieri ''Antheraea rosieri'' is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Lambertus Johannes Toxopeus in 1940. It is found in Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully wit ...

'' ( Toxopeus, 1940) * ''

Antheraea roylei ''Antheraea roylei'' is a large moth in the family Saturniidae occurring in Nepal, Thailand, Burma, Vietnam, West Malaysia, and the Himalayan regions of India.Richard S. Peigler, Bhuban Ch. Chutia. (2013) Case 3635 - ''Antheraea roylei' ...

'' Moore, 1859 * ''

Antheraea rubicunda ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called " tussar s ...

'' Brechlin, 2009 * ''

Antheraea rumphii ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' (Felder, 1861) * '' Antheraea schroederi'' U. Paukstadt, Brosch & L. Paukstadt, 1999 * ''

Antheraea semperi ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called " tussar silk" ...

'' C. & R. Felder, 1861 * '' Antheraea steinkeorum'' U. Paukstadt, L. Paukstadt & Brosch, 1999 * ''

Antheraea subcaeca ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called " tussar s ...

'' Bouvier, 1928 * ''

Antheraea sumatrana ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' Niepelt, 1926 * '' Antheraea sumbawaensis'' Brechlin, 2000 * ''

Antheraea superba ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' Inoue, 1964 * '' Antheraea surakarta'' Moore, 1862 * '' Antheraea taripaensis'' Naumann, Naessig & Holloway, 1996 * ''

Antheraea tenggarensis ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' Brechlin, 2000 * '' Antheraea ulrichbroschi'' U. & L. Paukstadt, 1999 * ''

Antheraea vietnamensis ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", t ...

'' Brechlin & Paukstadt, 2010 * '' Antheraea viridiscura'' Holloway, Naessig & Naumann, 1996 * ''

Antheraea yamamai ''Antheraea yamamai'', the Japanese silk moth or Japanese oak silkmoth (Japanese: or ) is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is endemic to east Asia, but has been imported to Europe for tussar silk production and is now found in southeastern Eu ...

'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1861) – Japanese oak silk moth

Hybrids

* ''

Antheraea × proylei ''Antheraea'' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called " tussar s ...

'' (''A. pernyi'' male × ''A. roylei'' female) * '' Antheraea polyphemus'' male × '' Antheraea paphia'' female (1960 - Gary Botting) (using pheromone transfer) * '' Antheraea polyphemus'' male × ''

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Footnotes

References

* Tuskes, PM, JP Tuttle and MM Collins. 1996. ''The Wild Silk Moths of North America''. Cornell University Press. * "Studies on the filament of tasar silkworm, ''Antheraea mylitta'' D (Andhra local ecorace)." G. Shamitha and A. Purushotham Rao. ''Current Science'', Vol. 90, No. 12, 25 June 2006, pp. 1667–1671. PDF file downloadable from

External links

* "Raw & Organic Silk: Facts behind the Fibers

* "Walter Sweadner and the Wild Silk Moths of the Bitteroot Mountains. By Michael M. Collins

* Downloadable pdf file on ''Antheraea yamamai'' (in German

* "''Antheraea'' Hübner,

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