Antheraea

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Tussah moths
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Antheraea godmani specimen
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Antheraea

Hübner, 1819
Type species
Phalaena mylitta
Drury, 1773
Synonyms
  • Telea Hübner, [1819]
  • Metosamia Druce, 1892
  • Carmenta Weymer, 1906

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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 "tussah silk", the moths are named tussah moths after the fabric.

Species

Hybrids

Species mostly placed in other genera

Footnotes

  1. The "tasar" silkworm[dead link]
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  3. See: “Gary ‘s Open Window Way to Science Prize,” Toronto Telegram, 2 May 1960, page 1; "Ontario Boy Wins Top Spot in Science Fair,” Toronto Telegram, 13 May 1960; "Top Winner at U.S. Fair" [Indianapolis: Special], Indianapolis Times, 14 May 1960; “Science Fair Winners,” Science Newsletter, 28 May 1960; “Moths Wing Lad to Oklahoma,” Toronto Telegram, 16 June 1960; “Student to be Guest of U.S. Institute,” Globe and Mail, 16 June 1960; “Bright Youth Brighter Today,” Weekend Magazine, Vol. 10, No. 40, 1960; “Young Expert on Moths Invited to India Talks,” Toronto Telegram, 29 December 1960; “Boy Collector: Moths Win Gary World Trip,” Evening News, 29 December 1960; “Young City Moth Expert Flies to India,” Peterborough Examiner, 30 December 1960; “Noted U.S. Scientists Address Roorkee Meeting,” American Reporter, 11 January 1961
  4. See Helen Spurway

References

  • Tuskes, PM, JP Tuttle and MM Collins. 1996. The wild silk moths of North America. Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-8014-3130-1
  • "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: [1]

External links

  • "Raw & Organic Silk: Facts behind the Fibers" [2]
  • "Walter Sweadner and the Wild Silk Moths of the Bitteroot Mountains. By Michael M. Collins. [3]
  • Downloadable pdf file on Antheraea yamamai (in German) [4]
  • "ANTHERAEA Hübner, [1819] 1816" [5]