Antheraea
Introduction '''''Antheraea''''' is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", the moths are named '''tussar moths''' after the fabric.
Taxonomy ===Species===The genus includes these species:* ''Antheraea alleni'' Holloway, 1987* ''Antheraea alorensis'' U. Paukstadt & L.h. Paukstadt, 2005* ''Antheraea andamana'' Moore, 1877* ''Antheraea angustomarginata'' Brechlin & Meister, 2009* ''Antheraea assamensis'' Helfer, 1837* ''Antheraea billitonensis'' Moore, 1878* ''Antheraea broschi'' Naumann, 2001* ''Antheraea brunei'' Allen & Holloway, 1986* ''Antheraea castanea'' Jordan, 1910 (= ''A. mezops'')* ''Antheraea celebensis'' Watson, 1915* ''Antheraea cernyi'' Brechlin, 2002* ''Antheraea cihangiri'' Naumann & Naessig, 1998* ''Antheraea cingalesa'' Moore, 1883* ''Antheraea compta'' Rothschild, 1899* ''Antheraea cordifolia'' Weymer, 1906* ''Antheraea crypta'' Chu & Wang, 1993* ''Antheraea diehli'' Lemaire, 1979* ''Antheraea exspectata'' Brechlin, 2000* ''Antheraea fickei'' Weymer, 1909* ''Antheraea formosana'' Sonan, 1937* ''Antheraea frithi'' Moore, 1859* ''Antheraea fusca'' Rothschild, 1903* ''Antheraea gephyra'' Niepelt, 1926* ''Antheraea godmani'' (Druce, 1892)* ''Antheraea gschwandneri'' Niepelt, 1918* ''Antheraea gulata'' Naessig & Treadaway, 1998* ''Antheraea hagedorni'' Naumann & Lourens, 2008* ''Antheraea halconensis'' U. Paukstadt & Brosch, 1996* ''Antheraea harndti'' Naumann, 1999* ''Antheraea helferi'' Moore, 1859* ''Antheraea hollowayi'' Naessig & Naumann, 1998* ''Antheraea imperator'' Watson, 1913* ''Antheraea jakli'' Naumann, 2008* ''Antheraea jana'' (Stoll, 1782)* ''Antheraea jawabaratensis'' Brechlin & Paukstadt, 2010* ''Antheraea kageri'' U. Paukstadt, L. Paukstadt & Suhardjono, 1997* ''Antheraea kalangensis'' Brechlin & Meister, 2009* ''Antheraea kelimutuensis'' U. Paukstadt, L. Paukstadt & Suhardjono, 1997* ''Antheraea knyvetti'' Hampson, 1893*? ''Antheraea korintjiana''* ''Antheraea lampei'' Naessig & Holloway, 1989* ''Antheraea larissa'' (Westwood, 1847)* ''Antheraea larissoides'' Bouvier, 1928* ''Antheraea lorosae'' M.D. Lane, Naumann & D.A. Lane, 2004* ''Antheraea meisteri'' Brechlin, 2002* ''Antheraea mentawai'' Naessig, Lampe & Kager, 2002* ''Antheraea minahassae'' Niepelt, 1926* ''Antheraea montezuma'' (Salle, 1856)* ''Antheraea moultoni'' Watson, 1927* ''Antheraea myanmarensis'' U. Paukstadt, L. Paukstadt & Brosch, 1998* ''Antheraea mylittoides'' Bouvier, 1928* ''Antheraea pahangensis'' Brechlin & Paukstadt, 2010* ''Antheraea oculea'' (Neumoegen, 1883)* ''Antheraea paphia'' Linnaeus, 1758 (= ''A. mylitta'')* ''Antheraea pasteuri'' Bouvier, 1928* ''Antheraea paukpelengensis'' Brechlin & Meister, 2009* ''Antheraea paukstadtorum'' Naumann, Holloway & Naessig, 1996* ''Antheraea pedunculata'' Bouvier, 1936* ''Antheraea pelengensis'' Brechlin, 2000* ''Antheraea pernyi'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1855) – Chinese tussar moth* ''Antheraea perrottetii'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1843)* ''Antheraea platessa'' Rothschild, 1903* ''Antheraea polyphemus'' (Cramer, 1775) – Polyphemus moth* ''Antheraea pratti'' Bouvier, 1928* ''Antheraea prelarissa'' Bouvier, 1928* ''Antheraea raffrayi'' Bouvier, 1928* ''Antheraea ranakaensis'' U. Paukstadt, L. Paukstadt & Suhardjono, 1997* ''Antheraea rosemariae'' Holloway, Naessig & Naumann, 1995* ''Antheraea rosieri'' (Toxopeus, 1940)* ''Antheraea roylei'' Moore, 1859* ''Antheraea rubicunda'' Brechlin, 2009* ''Antheraea rumphii'' (Felder, 1861)* ''Antheraea schroederi'' U. Paukstadt, Brosch & L. Paukstadt, 1999* ''Antheraea semperi'' C. & R. Felder, 1861* ''Antheraea steinkeorum'' U. Paukstadt, L. Paukstadt & Brosch, 1999* ''Antheraea subcaeca'' Bouvier, 1928* ''Antheraea sumatrana'' Niepelt, 1926* ''Antheraea sumbawaensis'' Brechlin, 2000* ''Antheraea superba'' Inoue, 1964* ''Antheraea surakarta'' Moore, 1862* ''Antheraea taripaensis'' Naumann, Naessig & Holloway, 1996* ''Antheraea tenggarensis'' Brechlin, 2000* ''Antheraea ulrichbroschi'' U. & L. Paukstadt, 1999* ''Antheraea vietnamensis'' Brechlin & Paukstadt, 2010* ''Antheraea viridiscura'' Holloway, Naessig & Naumann, 1996* ''Antheraea yamamai'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1861) – Japanese oak silk moth===Hybrids===* ''Antheraea × proylei'' (''A. pernyi'' male × ''A. roylei'' female)* ''Antheraea polyphemus'' male × ''Antheraea paphia'' female (1960 - Gary Botting) (using pheromone transfer)* ''Antheraea polyphemus'' male × ''Antheraea yamamai'' female (1959 - Gary Botting) (using pheromone transfer)
Footnotes ==References==* Tuskes, PM, JP Tuttle and MM Collins. 1996. ''The Wild Silk Moths of North America''. Cornell University Press. * "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:
External links * "Raw & Organic Silk: Facts behind the Fibers" * "Walter Sweadner and the Wild Silk Moths of the Bitteroot  Mountains. By Michael M. Collins. * Downloadable pdf file on ''Antheraea yamamai'' (in German) * "''Antheraea'' Hübner, 1819 1816"