Biology:Samia ricini
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Short description: Genus of moths
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| Samia ricini | |
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| Both sexes of Samia ricini depicted in Indian insect life by Maxwell-Lefroy. | |
Domesticated
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Samia |
| Species: | S. ricini
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| Samia ricini | |
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Samia ricini, the eri silkmoth, is a species of insect, a domesticated member of the family Saturniidae which includes the giant silk moths. This moth is a domestic polyhybrid that has been bred for centuries due to the silk it makes. The name is based on the host plant used for feeding the caterpillars, castor, Ricinus communis. This moth is derived from several different species within the genus including Samia cynthia and Samia canningi.[3] It is one of the 2 domestic species of lepidopterans, along with the domestic silk moth.
Gallery
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Eri silkmoth -
Eri silkworm -
Pupa of Eri silkworm
References
- ↑ Peigler, Richard S.; Calhoun, John V. (2013). "Correct authorship of the name Phalaena ricini and the nomenclatural status of the name Saturnia canningi (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)". Tropical Lepidoptera Research 23 (1): 39–43. http://www.troplep.org/Tropical-Lepidoptera-Research-2013-Vol-23-1-Peigler-Calhoun.pdf.
- ↑ "OPINION 2376 (Case 3638). Saturnia canningi Hutton, 1859 (currently Samia canningi; Insecta, Lepidoptera, saturniidae ): name conserved". Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 73 (1). 2016. https://www.biotaxa.org/bzn/article/download/37687/32468.
- ↑ "Samia ricini - "eri silkmoth"". Breeding Butterflies. 7 May 2015. https://breedingbutterflies.com/samia-ricini-eri-silkmoth/. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q1995352 entry
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