Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Saturniidae > Saturniinae > Attacini > Samia
Samia canningii (Hutton, 1860) – Wild Eri Silk Moth
- Images
- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- Similiar species
- References
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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West Bengal | ||||||||||||
All states |
Similiar species:
Samia kohlli recorded from India. Samia cynthia, which older literature mentions from India, is found mainly in China.
References:
- pl 37, pg 55
- pl 26/9.
- http://tpittaway.tripod.com/silk/s_cyn.htm for Samia cynthi [accessed 18 May 2016]
- 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
Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Saturniidae > Saturniinae > Attacini > Samia
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Singh, R. 2022. Samia canningii (Hutton, 1860) – Wild Eri Silk Moth. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 3.30. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/355642/Samia-canningii