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tussar moths
Antheraea
Antheraea is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. 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.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Polyphemus Moth
speciesAntheraea polyphemus
Japanese Silk Moth
speciesAntheraea yamamai
Tasar Silk Moth
speciesAntheraea paphia
Western Polyphemus Moth
speciesAntheraea oculea
Antheraea formosana
speciesAntheraea formosana
Antheraea rosieri
speciesAntheraea rosieri
Assam silkmoth
speciesAntheraea assamensis
Antheraea helferi
speciesAntheraea helferi
Oak Tasar Silk Moth
speciesAntheraea frithi
Antheraea larissa
speciesAntheraea larissa
Chinese Tussar Moth
speciesAntheraea pernyi
Antheraea godmani
speciesAntheraea godmani
Sri Lankan Tussar Silk Moth
speciesAntheraea cingalesa
Antheraea roylei
speciesAntheraea roylei
Antheraea youngi
speciesAntheraea youngi
Antheraea platessa
speciesAntheraea platessa
Antheraea broschi
speciesAntheraea broschi
Antheraea lampei
speciesAntheraea lampei
Antheraea jana
speciesAntheraea jana
Antheraea celebensis
speciesAntheraea celebensis
Antheraea ulrichbroschi
speciesAntheraea ulrichbroschi
Antheraea paukstadtorum
speciesAntheraea paukstadtorum
Antheraea borneensis
speciesAntheraea borneensis
Antheraea montezuma
speciesAntheraea montezuma
Antheraea semperi
speciesAntheraea semperi
Antheraea diehli
speciesAntheraea diehli
Antheraea moultoni
speciesAntheraea moultoni
Antheraea knyvetti
speciesAntheraea knyvetti
Antheraea philippirissa
speciesAntheraea philippirissa
Antheraea schroederi
speciesAntheraea schroederi
Antheraea rosemariae
speciesAntheraea rosemariae
Antheraea halconensis
speciesAntheraea halconensis
Antheraea imperator
speciesAntheraea imperator
Antheraea paniki
speciesAntheraea paniki
Antheraea mindanarissa
speciesAntheraea mindanarissa
Antheraea rudloffi
speciesAntheraea rudloffi
Antheraea castanea
speciesAntheraea castanea
Antheraea sumatrana
speciesAntheraea sumatrana
Antheraea pratti
speciesAntheraea pratti
Antheraea larissoides
speciesAntheraea larissoides
Antheraea rumphii
speciesAntheraea rumphii
Antheraea rolfei
speciesAntheraea rolfei
Antheraea lorosae
speciesAntheraea lorosae
Antheraea kageri
speciesAntheraea kageri
Antheraea alorensis
speciesAntheraea alorensis
Antheraea steinkeorum
speciesAntheraea steinkeorum
Antheraea mindanaoana
speciesAntheraea mindanaoana
Antheraea meisteri
speciesAntheraea meisteri
Antheraea raffrayi
speciesAntheraea raffrayi
Antheraea gulata
speciesAntheraea gulata
Antheraea brunei
speciesAntheraea brunei
Antheraea alleni
speciesAntheraea alleni
Antheraea assama
speciesAntheraea assama
Antheraea yunnanensis
speciesAntheraea yunnanensis
Antheraea yoshimotoi
speciesAntheraea yoshimotoi
Antheraea visayarissa
speciesAntheraea visayarissa
Antheraea viridiscura
speciesAntheraea viridiscura
Antheraea vietnamensis
speciesAntheraea vietnamensis
Antheraea tenasserimensis
speciesAntheraea tenasserimensis
Antheraea taripaensis
speciesAntheraea taripaensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47920.