Samia canningii (Hutton, 1860) - Wild Eri Silk Moth

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  1. Allen, M. 1993. Marvelous Moths of Nepal pl 37, pg 55
  2. Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1992. Moths of Nepal. Part 1. TINEA. Vol. 13 (Supplement 2). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo, pl 26/9.
  3. Pittaway, A.R. Saturniidae of the Western Palaearctic. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/silk/s_cyn.htm for Samia cynthi [accessed 18 May 2016]
  4. Ratnasingham, S. & Hebert, P. D. N. 2007. BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data System (website). http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=476108 for Samia kohlii http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=109528 for Samia canningii

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Samia canningii (Hutton, 1860) – Wild Eri Silk Moth. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.73. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/samia-canningii, accessed 2024/04/25.