Biology:List of moths of India (Saturniidae)
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This is a list of moths of the family Saturniidae that are found in India . It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of India.
Genus Actias
- Actias selene (Hübner, [1807])
- Actias maenas Doubleday, 1847 (= Actias ignescens Moore, 1877)
Genus Attacus
- Attacus atlas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus Archaeoattacus
- Archaeoattacus edwardsii (White, 1859)
Genus Samia
- Samia cynthia (Drury, 1773)
- Samia cynthia cynthia (Drury, 1773)
- Samia cynthia ricini (Boisduval, 1854) (taxonomy not yet resolved)
Genus Antheraea
- Antheraea pernyi roylei (Moore, 1859) (= Antheraea knyvetti Hampson, 1892)
- Antheraea paphia (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Antheraea helferi Moore, 1858–59
- Antheraea assamensis Helfer, 1837 (= Antheraea assama (Westwood, 1848))
- Antheraea andamana Moore, 1877
- Antheraea frithi Moore, 1858
Genus Saturnia
- Saturnia pyretorum (Westwood, [1847])
- Saturnia (Rinaca) anna - see Caligula anna (Moore, 1865)
Genus Neoris
- Neoris huttoni Moore, 1862
- Neoris huttoni huttoni Moore, 1862
- Neoris huttoni stoliczkana Felder, 1874
- Neoris zuleika (Hope, 1843)
Genus Caligula
- Caligula thibeta (Westwood, 1853)
- Caligula simla (Westwood, 1847)
- Caligula anna (Moore, 1865)
- Caligula grotei (Moore, 1858)
- Caligula lindia Moore, 1865
- Caligula cachara Moore, 1872
Genus Loepa
- Loepa katinka (Westwood, 1848)
- Loepa simplicia (Maassen & Weymer, 1872) (Note: this species is regarded as a synonym of Imbrasia dione according to LepIndex, this is an African species - further investigation as to what Hampson actually refers to is required)
Genus Rhodinia
- Rhodinia newara (Moore, 1872)
Genus Salassa
- Salassa lola (Westwood, 1847)
- Salassa royi (Elwes, 1887)
Genus Cricula
- Cricula trifenestrata (Heifer, 1837)
- Cricula drepanoides Moore, 1865
See also
- Saturniidae
- Moths
- Lepidoptera
- List of moths of India
References
- Hampson, G.F. et al. (1892–1937) Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma - Moths. Vols. 1-5 cxix + 2813 p - 1295 figs - 1 table - 15 pl (12 in col.)
- Savela, Markku. Website on Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms - page on family Saturniidae (Accessed 8 July 2007).
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List of moths of India (Saturniidae).
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