Antheraea
Antheraea is a genus of moths belonging to the family Saturniidae. It 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", the moths are named tussar moths after the fabric.
Taxonomy
Species
The genus includes these species:Antheraea alleni Holloway, 1987Antheraea alorensis U. Paukstadt & L.h. Paukstadt, 2005Antheraea andamana Moore, 1877Antheraea angustomarginata Brechlin & Meister, 2009Antheraea assamensis Helfer, 1837Antheraea billitonensis Moore, 1878Antheraea broschi Naumann, 2001Antheraea brunei Allen & Holloway, 1986Antheraea castanea Jordan, 1910 Antheraea celebensis Watson, 1915Antheraea cernyi Brechlin, 2002Antheraea cihangiri Naumann & Naessig, 1998Antheraea cingalesa Moore, 1883Antheraea compta Rothschild, 1899Antheraea cordifolia Weymer, 1906Antheraea crypta Chu & Wang, 1993Antheraea diehli Lemaire, 1979Antheraea exspectata Brechlin, 2000Antheraea fickei Weymer, 1909Antheraea formosana Sonan, 1937Antheraea frithi Moore, 1859Antheraea fusca Rothschild, 1903Antheraea gephyra Niepelt, 1926Antheraea godmani Antheraea gschwandneri Niepelt, 1918Antheraea gulata Naessig & Treadaway, 1998Antheraea hagedorni Naumann & Lourens, 2008Antheraea halconensis U. Paukstadt & Brosch, 1996Antheraea harndti Naumann, 1999Antheraea helferi Moore, 1859Antheraea hollowayi Naessig & Naumann, 1998Antheraea imperator Watson, 1913Antheraea jakli Naumann, 2008Antheraea jana Antheraea jawabaratensis Brechlin & Paukstadt, 2010Antheraea kageri U. Paukstadt, L. Paukstadt & Suhardjono, 1997Antheraea kalangensis Brechlin & Meister, 2009Antheraea kelimutuensis U. Paukstadt, L. Paukstadt & Suhardjono, 1997Antheraea knyvetti Hampson, 1893Antheraea korintjianaAntheraea lampei Naessig & Holloway, 1989Antheraea larissa Antheraea larissoides Bouvier, 1928Antheraea lorosae M.D. Lane, Naumann & D.A. Lane, 2004Antheraea meisteri Brechlin, 2002Antheraea mentawai Naessig, Lampe & Kager, 2002Antheraea minahassae Niepelt, 1926Antheraea montezuma Antheraea moultoni Watson, 1927Antheraea myanmarensis U. Paukstadt, L. Paukstadt & Brosch, 1998Antheraea mylittoides Bouvier, 1928Antheraea pahangensis Brechlin & Paukstadt, 2010Antheraea oculea Antheraea paphia Linnaeus, 1758 Antheraea pasteuri Bouvier, 1928Antheraea paukpelengensis Brechlin & Meister, 2009Antheraea paukstadtorum Naumann, Holloway & Naessig, 1996Antheraea pedunculata Bouvier, 1936Antheraea pelengensis Brechlin, 2000Antheraea pernyi - Chinese tussar mothAntheraea perrottetii Antheraea platessa Rothschild, 1903Antheraea polyphemus - Polyphemus mothAntheraea pratti Bouvier, 1928Antheraea prelarissa Bouvier, 1928Antheraea raffrayi Bouvier, 1928Antheraea ranakaensis U. Paukstadt, L. Paukstadt & Suhardjono, 1997Antheraea rosemariae Holloway, Naessig & Naumann, 1995Antheraea rosieri Antheraea roylei Moore, 1859Antheraea rubicunda Brechlin, 2009Antheraea rumphii Antheraea schroederi U. Paukstadt, Brosch & L. Paukstadt, 1999Antheraea semperi C. & R. Felder, 1861Antheraea steinkeorum U. Paukstadt, L. Paukstadt & Brosch, 1999Antheraea subcaeca Bouvier, 1928Antheraea sumatrana Niepelt, 1926Antheraea sumbawaensis Brechlin, 2000Antheraea superba Inoue, 1964Antheraea surakarta Moore, 1862Antheraea taripaensis Naumann, Naessig & Holloway, 1996Antheraea tenggarensis Brechlin, 2000Antheraea ulrichbroschi U. & L. Paukstadt, 1999Antheraea vietnamensis Brechlin & Paukstadt, 2010Antheraea viridiscura Holloway, Naessig & Naumann, 1996Antheraea yamamai - Japanese oak silk moth
Hybrids
Antheraea × proylei Antheraea polyphemus male × Antheraea paphia female Antheraea polyphemus male × Antheraea yamamai female