Antheraea (Hübner 1819), Tussah moths ⇒ Taxonomy and Distribution of Genus

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Taxonomy of Genus Antheraea Hübner, 1819
Tussah moths, Tussar Moths

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	4179 190570 2444470	Families Genera Species
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	3816 189502 2439455	Families Genera Species
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	3399 186457 2415487	Families Genera Species
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	1891 142849 2048615	Families Genera Species
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	322 33641 568299	Families Genera Species
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	208 32654 567261	Families Genera Species
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	197 32461 565431	Families Genera Species
Division	Ditrysia Borner, 1925 Butterflies, Moths, Skippers	186 32290 560864	Families Genera Species
Section	Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856	74 20388 404639	Families Genera Species
Subsection	Bombyces Scopoli, 1763	66 18154 371101	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx	14 1019 18314	Families Genera Species
Family	Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal	344 8362	Genera Species
Subfamily	Saturniinae Boisduval, 1837 Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths	144 3995	Genera Species
Tribe	Saturniini Boisduval, 1837	35 1509	Genera Species
Genus	Antheraea Hübner, 1819 Tussah moths, Tussar Moths	264	Species

Subnodes of Antheraea Hübner, 1819

Subgenus	Antheraea (Antheraea) Hübner, 1819 Tussah moths	119	Species
Subgenus	Antheraea (Antheraeopsis) Wood-Mason, 1886	15	Species
Subgenus	Antheraea (Loepantheraea) Toxopeus, 1940	4	Species
Subgenus	Antheraea (Telea) Hübner, 1819	12	Species
Species	Antheraea adamtziki Niepelt, 1931
Species	Antheraea albida Bouvier, 1936 ⇒ Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus
Species	Antheraea alleni Holloway, 1987
Species	Antheraea assama Helfer, 1837 ⇒ Antheraea assamensis Indian muga silkmoth
Species	Antheraea assamensis Helfer, 1837 Assam Silkmoth, Muga silk worm, Muga Silkworm	5	Subspecies
Species	Antheraea aurelia Druce, 1892 ⇒ Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus
Species	Antheraea bergmani Bryk, 1948
Species	Antheraea biedermanni Niepelt, 1932
Species	Antheraea bignaulti Clement, 1880
Species	Antheraea billitonensis Moore, 1878
Species	Antheraea bonhourei Le Moult, 1933
Species	Antheraea borneensis Moore, 1892 ⇒ Antheraea (Antheraea) helferi
Species	Antheraea brunei Allen & Holloway, 1986
Species	Antheraea brunnea Helfer, 1837 ⇒ Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus
Species	Antheraea buruensis Bouvier, 1928
Species	Antheraea calida Guérin-Méneville, 1861 ⇒ Antheraea (Antheraea) yamamai
Species	Antheraea ceramensis Bouvier, 1930
Species	Antheraea chengtuana Watson, 1923
Species	Antheraea cingalesa Moore, 1883
Species	Antheraea cinnamomea Niepelt, 1929
Species	Antheraea columbiana Draudt, 1930
Species	Antheraea compta Rothschild, 1899
Species	Antheraea confuci Moore, 1874
Species	Antheraea confusa Niepelt, 1932
Species	Antheraea constans Staudinger, 1911
Species	Antheraea crypta Chu & Wang, 1993
Species	Antheraea delegata Westwood, 1847 ⇒ Antheraea moultoni
Species	Antheraea diehli Lemaire, 1979
Species	Antheraea eucalypti Scott, 1864 ⇒ Opodiphthera eucalypti Emperor gum moth
Species	Antheraea fantoni Rondot, 1887
Species	Antheraea fasciata Moore, 1892
Species	Antheraea fenestra Perry, 1811 ⇒ Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus
Species	Antheraea fentoni Guérin-Méneville, 1861 ⇒ Antheraea (Antheraea) yamamai
Species	Antheraea fickei Weymer, 1909 ⇒ Antheraea (Antheraea) cordifolia
Species	Antheraea flava Draudt, 1930 ⇒ Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus
Species	Antheraea formosana Sonan, 1937
Species	Antheraea francki Watson, 1923
Species	Antheraea fraterna Moore, 1888
Species	Antheraea fumosus Wurst, 1930
Species	Antheraea fusca Rothschild, 1903
Species	Antheraea gazella Niepelt, 1934
Species	Antheraea gephyra Niepelt, 1926
Species	Antheraea hartii Moore, 1892 ⇒ Antheraea (Antheraea) pernyi
Species	Antheraea hazina Guérin-Méneville, 1861 ⇒ Antheraea (Antheraea) yamamai
Species	Antheraea helena
Species	Antheraea ihlei
Species	Antheraea ingenscarolinianaoculata Catesby, 1731
Species	Antheraea intermedia White, 1843 ⇒ Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Helena gum moth
Species	Antheraea inversa Tutt, 1906
Species	Antheraea javanensis Bouvier, 1928
Species	Antheraea kausalia Rondot, 1887
Species	Antheraea kirbyi Tutt, 1902
Species	Antheraea knyvetti Hampson, 1893 ⇒ Antheraea (Antheraea) pernyi roylei
Species	Antheraea kolisurra Sykes., 1834
Species	Antheraea larissoides Bouvier, 1928
Species	Antheraea lugardi Kirby, 1894
Species	Antheraea lugubris Niepelt, 1928
Species	Antheraea lutea Von Froreich., 1942
Species	Antheraea luteofrithi
Species	Antheraea makassarensis
Species	Antheraea malakkana
Species	Antheraea melaina John, 1928
Species	Antheraea mezankooria Helfer, 1837 ⇒ Antheraea assamensis
Species	Antheraea mindanaoana
Species	Antheraea moorei Tutt, 1902
Species	Antheraea morosa Guérin-Méneville, 1861 ⇒ Antheraea (Antheraea) yamamai
Species	Antheraea moultoni Watson, 1927
Species	Antheraea mowisia Wood, 1882
Species	Antheraea mylittoides Bouvier, 1928
Species	Antheraea nebulosa Hutton, 1869
Species	Antheraea niasiana
Species	Antheraea nigra Schüssler, 1903 ⇒ Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus
Species	Antheraea nigrescens Schüssler, 1936 ⇒ Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus
Species	Antheraea ochripicta Moore, 1892
Species	Antheraea olivacea Ferguson, 1972 ⇒ Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus
Species	Antheraea olivescens Moore, 1892
Species	Antheraea ornata Guérin-Méneville, 1861 ⇒ Antheraea (Antheraea) yamamai
Species	Antheraea ornatrix Guérin-Méneville, 1861 ⇒ Antheraea (Antheraea) yamamai
Species	Antheraea paphia Linnaeus, 1758 ⇒ Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus South India small tussore, Tasar moth, Tasar silk insect
Species	Antheraea pedunculata Bouvier, 1936
Species	Antheraea pernyama Boudier., 1876
Species	Antheraea perottetii Guérin-Méneville, 1843
Species	Antheraea perrottetii Guérin-Méneville, 1843
Species	Antheraea prelarissa Bouvier, 1928
Species	Antheraea pulchra Moore, 1892
Species	Antheraea rhythmica Turner, 1936 ⇒ Opodiphthera rhythmica
Species	Antheraea ridlyi Westwood, 1847 ⇒ Antheraea moultoni
Species	Antheraea ringleri
Species	Antheraea roylei Moore, 1858
Species	Antheraea rubiginea Toxopeus, 1940
Species	Antheraea salthi Stack., 1884
Species	Antheraea scida
Species	Antheraea siberutensis
Species	Antheraea simplex Walker, 1855 ⇒ Opodiphthera astrophela Yellow silk moth, Yellow silk worm
Species	Antheraea subcaeca Bouvier, 1928
Species	Antheraea subvelata Bouvier, 1930
Species	Antheraea superba Inoue, 1964
Species	Antheraea surakarta Moore, 1862
Species	Antheraea titan Mell, 1958
Species	Antheraea tonkinensis Bouvier, 1936
Species	Antheraea tusseh Hutton, 1856
Species	Antheraea ussuriensis Shakhbazov., 1953
Species	Antheraea versicolor Moore, 1892
Species	Antheraea vinacea Schüssler, 1936 ⇒ Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus
Species	Antheraea wilfriedi Sageder, 1933 ⇒ Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus
Species	Antheraea winbrechlini
Species	Antheraea yoshimotoi Inoue, 1964
Species	Antheraea yunnanensis Zhu & Wang, 1993
Species	Antheraea zwicki Nässig & Treadaway, 1998

Synonyms

Antherea (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1858)

Carmenta (Weymer, 1906)

Metosamia (Druce, 1892)

Telea (Hubner, 1819)

Thelea (Gauckler, 1898)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Antheraea

English

Tussah moths, Tussar Moths

Distribution of Antheraea Hübner, 1819

Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Cameroon, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Korea, Norway, Philippines, Republic South Africa, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, USA

Links, sources and further information

Antheraea at gbif.org
Antheraea at irmng.org
Antheraea at itis.gov