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Antheraea paphia

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Antheraea paphia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Saturniidae
Tribe:
Saturniini
Genus:
Antheraea
Species:
A. paphia
Binomial name
Antheraea paphia
Linnaeus, 1758
male & female

The South India small tussore (Antheraea paphia) is a moth of the Saturniidae family found in India.[1]

The larvae feed on several trees such as Anogeissus latifolia, Terminalia tomentosa, T. arjuna, Lagerstroemia parviflora, and Madhuca indica.

References

  1. ^ Maxwell-Lefroy, H., 1909. Indian Insect Life: a Manual of the Insects of the Plains. 1-786
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