Antheraea

Tussar moths
Antheraea yamamai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Tribe: Saturniini
Genus: Antheraea
Hübner, 1819
Type species
Phalaena mylitta
Drury, 1773
Species

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Synonyms
  • Telea Hübner, [1819]
  • Metosamia Druce, 1892
  • Carmenta Weymer, 1906

Antheraea is a genus of moths belonging to the family Saturniidae. It 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.