Rinaca lesoudieri (Le Moult, 1933) - Round-eyed Emperor Moth

Taxonomic Information

Placed in Genus Rinaca based on Rubinoff and Doorenweerd (2020). Saturnia lesoudieri is a synonym. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology


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  1. Khramov, P. Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera). http://insecta.pro/taxonomy/1037375 [accessed 27 January 2017]
  2. Rubinoff, D. and Doorenweerd, C., 2020. Systematics and biogeography reciprocally illuminate taxonomic revisions in the silkmoth genus Saturnia (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). The Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 74(1), pp.1-6.
  3. The Saturniidae (Lepidoptera) of Thailand http://www.wildsilkmoth-indonesia.com/pic_a/gp0110i.html [accessed 27 January 2017]

Note: Moved to genus Rinaca from Saturnia based on Rubinoff and Doorenweerd (2020) on 12 Dec 2022 (SS).

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Rinaca lesoudieri (Le Moult, 1933) – Round-eyed Emperor Moth. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.72. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/rinaca-lesoudieri, accessed 2024/03/28.