Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Saturniidae > Saturniinae > Saturniini > Saturnia
Saturnia simla (Westwood, 1847) – Lower Himalayan Emperor Moth
- Images
- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- Similiar species
- References
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Saturnia simla (Westwood, 1847) – Lower Himalayan Emperor Moth: Aesculus indica (Sapindaceae),Juglans regia (Juglandaceae), Lagerstroemia indica (Lythraceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
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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Similiar species:
References:
- 23, # 21. , pg
- http://insecta.pro/taxonomy/16439 [accessed 30 January 2017]
- Nässig, W. A. The Saturniidae of Vietnam. http://www.saturnia.de/Research/Sat-Viet.html#Footnote%20Rinaca [accessed 30 January 2017]
- Nässig, W. A. The Saturniidae of Nepal. http://www.saturnia.de/Research/Sat-Nepal.html [accessed 30 January 2017]
- , pl 38 as Caligula simla.
Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Saturniidae > Saturniinae > Saturniini > Saturnia
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Saturnia simla (Westwood, 1847) – Lower Himalayan Emperor 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/355951/Saturnia-simla