- List of moths of India (Saturniidae)
This article is a list of the moths of Family
Saturniidae which are found inIndia . It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the fullList of moths of India .Genus "
Actias " Leach, 1815* "
Actias selene " (Hübner, [1807] )
* "Actias maenas " Doubleday, 1847 ( = "Actias ignescens " Moore, 1877 )Genus "
Attacus " Linnaeus, 1767* "
Attacus atlas " (Linnaeus, 1758)Genus "
Archaeoattacus " Watson, 1914* "
Archaeoattacus edwardsi " (White, 1859)Genus "
Samia " Hübner, [1819]* "
Samia cynthia " (Drury, 1773)
** "Samia cynthia cynthia " (Drury, 1773)
** "Samia cynthia ricini " (Boisduval, 1854) [taxonomy not yet resolved]Genus "
Antheraea " Hübner, [1819]* "
Antheraea pernyi roylei " (Moore, 1859) ( = "Antheraea knyvetti " Hampson, 1892 )
* "Antheraea paphia " (Linnaeus, 1758)
* "Antheraea helferi " Moore, 1858-59
* "Antheraea assamensis " Helfer, 1837 ( = "Antheraea assama " (Westwood, 1848) )
* "Antheraea andamana " Moore, 1877
* "Antheraea frithi " Moore, 1858
=Genus "Saturnia" Schrank, 1802=* "
Saturnia pyretorum " (Westwood, [1847] )
* "Saturnia (Rinaca) anna" - see "Caligula anna " (Moore, 1865)Genus "
Neoris " Moore, 1862* "
Neoris huttoni " Moore, 1862
** "Neoris huttoni huttoni " Moore, 1862
** "Neoris huttoni stoliczkana " Felder, 1874
* "Neoris zuleika " (Hope, 1843)
=Genus "Caligula" Moore, 1862=* "
Caligula thibeta " (Westwood, 1853)
* "Caligula simla " (Westwood, 1847)
* "Caligula anna " (Moore, 1865)
* "Caligula grotei " (Moore, 1858)
* "Caligula lindia " Moore, 1865
* "Caligula cachara " Moore, 1872Genus "
Loepa " Moore, 1860* "
Loepa katinka " (Westwood, 1848)
* "Loepa simplicia " (Maassen & Weymer, 1872) [note: this species is regarded as a synonym of "Imbrasia dione " according to LepIndex, this is an African species! - further investigation as to what Hampson actually refers to is required]Genus "
Rhodinia " Staudinger, 1892* "
Rhodinia newara " (Moore, 1872)Genus "Salassa" Moore, 1859
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Salassa lola " (Westwood, 1847)
* "Salassa royi " (Elwes, 1887)Genus "
Cricula ", Walker, 1855* "
Cricula trifenestrata " (Heifer, 1837)
* "Cricula drepanoides " Moore, 1865References
* et al. (1892-1937) Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma - Moths. Vols. 1-5 cxix + 2813 p - 1295 figs - 1 table - 15 pl (12 in col.)
*. Website on [http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/intro.html Lepidoptera and some other life forms] - Page on [http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/bombycoidea/saturniidae/index.html Family Saturniidae] (Accessed on 08 Jul 2007).ee also
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Saturniidae
*Moths
*Lepidoptera
*List of moths of India
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