Antheraea

Systematik

Antheraea is a genus of moths belonging to the Saturniidae family. Several species of this genus produce wild silk of commercial importance.

List of species

• Antheraea alleni Holloway, 1987.
• Antheraea andamana Moore, 1877.
• Antheraea assamensis Helfer, 1837. - From Assam. Its silk has a beautiful glossy golden hue which improves with age and washing. Is never bleached or dyed and is stain resistant. Was reserved for the exclusive use of royal families in Assam for 600 years.
• Antheraea broschi Naumann, 2001
• Antheraea brunei Allen & Holloway, 1986.
• Antheraea celebensis Watson, 1915.
• Antheraea cernyi Brechlin, 2002
• Antheraea cihangiri Naumann & Nässig, 1998
• Antheraea cordifolia Weymer, 1906.
• Antheraea diehli Lemaire, 1979.
• Antheraea exspectata Brechlin, 2000
• Antheraea formosana Sonan, 1937
• Antheraea frithi Moore, 1858
• Antheraea godmani (Druce, 1892).
• Antheraea harndti Naumann, 1999
• Antheraea helferi Moore, 1858.
• Antheraea insularis Watson, 1913.
• Antheraea jana (Stoll, 1782).
• Antheraea kelimutuensis U. Paukstadt, L.H. Paukstadt & Suhardjono, 1997
• Antheraea korintjiana Bouvier, 1928.
• Antheraea larissa (Westwood, 1847).
• Antheraea meisteri Brechlin, 2002
• Antheraea mezops Bryk, 1944
• Antheraea montezuma (Sallé, 1856).
• Antheraea moultoni Watson, 1927.
• Antheraea mylitta (Drury, 1773). - The "tasar" silkworm.,
• Antheraea paphia Produces Tassar silk in India.
• Antheraea pernyi (Guérin-Méneville, 1855) — - the Chinese Tussah Moth. The colour and quality of the silk depends on the climate and soil.
• Antheraea pelengensis Brechlin, 2000
• Antheraea platessa Rothschild, 1903
• Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer, 1775) — The Polyphemus moth.
• Antheraea ranakaensis U. Paukstadt, L.H. Paukstadt & Suhardjono, 1997
• Antheraea rosieri (Toxopeus, 1940).
• Antheraea roylei (Moore, 1859).
• Antheraea salthi Stack, 1884
• Antheraea sumbawaensis Brechlin, 2000
• Antheraea tenggarensis Brechlin, 2000
• Antheraea yamamai (Guénerin-Méneville, 1861) — - The "tensan" silk moth. Has been cultivated in Japan for more than 1000 years. It produces a naturally white silk but does not dye well, though it is very strong and elastic. It is now very rare and expensive.

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]

Wikispecies: Antheraea – Artenverzeichnis