Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea

Family

Saturniidae

Subfamily

Saturniinae

Tribe/Subtribe

Saturniini

Genus

Antheraea Hübner, [1819] 1816

Type Species

Phalaena mylitta Drury, 1773

= Carmenta Weymer, 1906: 74 (TS. Antheraea cordifolia Weymer, 1906: 71, by original designation. Carmenta Weymer is a junior homonym of Carmenta Edwards, 1881 (Sesiidae). There is no objective replacement name, but A. cordifolia is congeneric with Phalaena mylitta, the type-species of Antheraea; the latter is thus available for use as a subjective replacement name (Fletcher & Nye 1982).
= Loepantheraea Toxopeus, 1940: 59 (TS. Loepantheraea rosieri Toxopeus, 1940: 59, by original designation)

Subgenus

Antheraea ,

Species/Subspecies

Antheraea (Antheraea) frithi frithi Moore , [1860] 1858–59

Type Locality

Darjeeling, [West Bengal, India]

= Antheraea confusa Niepelt, 1932: 90 (TL. Hinterindien)
= Antheraea falloui Schüssler in Strand, 1933b (species inquiranda)
= Antheraea pedunculata Bouvier, 1936: 157 (TL. Saigon)

Remarks

See remarks of Antheraea paphia.

Distribution

Specific Records

The species is occurring in the sub-Himalayan areas of mainland Asia in low to medium altitudes up to 2200 m. Records exist for northeastern India (e.g. Moore 1862; Watson 1911; Arora & Gupta 1979; Gurule & Nikam 2013).

States/Union Territories

West Bengal

Bio Geographic Zones/Zones

Indian Himalaya, North East

Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea

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