LIST OF INDIAN, NEPALESE, BHUTANESE AND SRI LANKAN EMPEROR MOTHS AND WILD SILK MOTHS, INCLUDING COMMON NAMES
Ian J. Kitching, Department of Life Sciences The Natural History Museum, London, U.K.
Roger Kendrick Director, C & R Wildlife Tai Po, Hong Kong.
Peter Smetacek Butterfly Research Centre Jones Estate, Bhimtal Uttarakhand, India.
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* INDICATES EXISTING COMMON NAME.
SATURNIIDAE
Salassa iris Jordan 1910 FLAME-EYED SALASSA Salassa lola Westwood 1847 RED-EYED SALASSA Salassa kitchingi Brechlin 2010 KITCHING’S SALASSA Salassa meisteri Brechlin 2010 MEISTER’S SALASSA Salassa belinda Witt & Pugaev 2007 BELINDA’S SALASSA Salassa hauensteini Naumann, Löffler & Kohll, 2010 HAUENSTEIN’S SALASSA Salassa megastica Swinhoe 1894 LARGE-EYED SALASSA Salassa mesosa Jordan 1910 KHASI SALASSA Salassa tibaliva Zhu & Wang 1993 CHINESE SALASSA Salassa bhutanensis Brechlin 2009 BHUTAN SALASSA Salassa royi Elwes 1887 BLACK-EYED SALASSA Salassa pararoyi Brechlin 2009 FALSE BLACK-EYED SALASSA
Antheraea (Antheraea) paphia Linnaeus 1758 TASAR SILK MOTH* Antheraea (Antheraea) cingalesa Moore 1883 SRI LANKAN TASAR SILK MOTH Antheraea (Antheraea ) frithi Moore 1858 FRITH’S TASAR SILK MOTH Antheraea (Antheraea) insularis Watson 1914 GREATER ANDAMAN TASAR SILK MOTH Antheraea (Antheraea) andamana Moore 1877 ANDAMAN TASAR SILK MOTH Antheraea (Antheraea) pernyi Guérin-Méneville 1855 OAK-TASAR SILK MOTH* Antheraea (Antheraea) helferi Moore 1858 HELFER’S TASAR SILK MOTH Antheraea (Antheraea) meisteri Brechlin 2002 LITTLE ANDAMAN TASAR SILK MOTH Antheraea (Antheraea) rubicunda Brechlin 2009 ROSY TASAR SILK MOTH
Antheraea (Antheraeopsis) assamensis Helfer 1837 MOGA SILK MOTH* Antheraea (Antheraeopsis) castanea Jordan, 1910 CHESTNUT MOGA SILK MOTH Antheraea (Antheraeopsis) rudloffi Brechlin 2002 ANDAMAN MOGA SILK MOTH
Antheraea (Telea) compta Rothschild 1899 ASIAN POLYPHEMUS MOTH
Lemaireia luteopeplus Nässig & Holloway, 1988 YELLOW-AND-BROWN EMPEROR MOTH
Solus drepanoides Moore 1866 HOOKTIP SOLUS
Cricula andrei Jordan 1909 ANDRE’S CRICULA Cricula jordani Bryk 1944 JORDAN’S CRICULA Cricula agria Jordan 1909 SOUTH INDIAN CRICULA Cricula ceylonica Jordan 1909 SRI LANKAN CRICULA Cricula trifenestrata Helfer 1837 THREE-WINDOWED CRICULA Cricula andamanica Jordan 1909 ANDAMAN CRICULA
Saturnia (Saturnia) cidosa Moore 1865 DARK EMPEROR MOTH
Saturnia (Perisomena) huttoni Moore 1862 HUTTON’S EMPEROR MOTH Saturnia (Perisomena) shadulla Moore 1872 LADAKH EMPEROR MOTH
Saturnia (Rinaca) anna Moore 1865 YELLOW-SPOTTED EMPEROR MOTH Saturnia (Rinaca) diversa Bryk 1944 BURMESE EMPEROR MOTH Saturnia (Rinaca) grotei Moore 1859 PLAIN-BORDERED EMPEROR MOTH Saturnia (Rinaca) paragrotei Naumann & Nässig 2010 NEPAL EMPEROR MOTH Saturnia (Rinaca) rosalata Naumann & Nässig 2010 ROSY EMPEROR MOTH Saturnia (Rinaca) lindia Moore 1865 BIRCH EMPEROR MOTH Saturnia (Rinaca) bonita Jordan 1911 TIBETAN EMPEROR MOTH Saturnia (Rinaca) witti Brechlin 1997 WITT’S EMPEROR MOTH Saturnia (Rinaca) pelelaensis Brechlin 2009 BHUTAN EMPEROR MOTH Saturnia (Rinaca) cachara Moore 1872 ASSAM EMPEROR MOTH Saturnia (Rinaca) simla Westwood 1847 LOWER-HIMALAYAN EMPEROR MOTH Saturnia (Rinaca) thibeta Westwood 1854 HIGHER-HIMALAYAN EMPEROR MOTH Saturnia (Rinaca) zuleika Hope 1843 MOTTLED EMPEROR MOTH Saturnia (Rinaca) lesoudieri Le Moult 1933 ROUND-EYED EMPEROR MOTH
Actias parasinensis Brechlin 2009 WESTERN CHINESE MOON MOTH Actias selene Hübner 1806 INDIAN MOON MOTH* Actias callandra Jordan 1911 GREATER ANDAMAN MOON MOTH Actias witti Brechlin 2007 LITTLE ANDAMAN MOON MOTH Actias rhodopneuma Röber 1925 ASIAN MOON MOTH* Actias maenas Doubleday 1847 MALAYSIAN MOON MOTH* Actias ignescens Moore 1877 LARGE ANDAMAN MOON MOTH
Loepa miranda Moore 1865 PALE GOLDEN-EMPEROR MOTH Loepa paramiranda Brechlin & Kitching 2010 DULL GOLDEN-EMPEROR MOTH Loepa schintlmeisteri Brechlin 2000 BRIGHT GOLDEN-EMPEROR MOTH Loepa katinka Westwood 1847 PLAIN GOLDEN-EMPEROR MOTH Loepa sikkima Moore 1865 DARK GOLDEN-EMPEROR MOTH Loepa nepalensis Brechlin 2010 NEPAL GOLDEN-EMPEROR MOTH Loepa diffunoccidentalis Brechlin 2010 WESTERN GOLDEN-EMPEROR MOTH Loepa diffundata Naumann, Nässig & Löffler, 2008 COMMON GOLDEN-EMPEROR MOTH
Rhodinia newara Moore 1872 RUSTY EMPEROR MOTH
Samia canningii Hutton 1859 WILD ERI SILK MOTH Samia fulva Jordan 1911 FULVOUS ERI SILK MOTH
Archaeoattacus edwardsii White 1859 EDWARDS’ ATLAS MOTH
Attacus atlas Linnaeus 1758 ATLAS MOTH* Attacus taprobanis Moore 1882-1883 SRI LANKAN ATLAS MOTH Attacus mcmulleni Watson 1914 ANDAMAN ATLAS MOTH