Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Saturniidae > Saturniinae > Saturniini > Antheraea
Antheraea roylei Moore, 1858 – Himalayan Oak Tasar Silk Moth
Replaces Antheraea pernyi roylei, which was earlier on the website. See notes on similar species.
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Antheraea roylei – Himalayan Oak Tasar Silk Moth
Early Stages:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arunachal Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| West Bengal | ||||||||||||
| All states |
Similiar species:
Antheraea pernyi is an extralimital species, which has been bred in captitivty in India for sericulture, but is considered of genetic origin from Antheraea roylei. Wild populations of this species in India are likely to be Antheraea roylei (Peigler, 2012).
A similar species also found in Indian Himalayas is Antheraea knyvetti.
A similar species also found in Indian Himalayas is Antheraea knyvetti.
References:
- OD: Antheraea roylei Moore, 1858. Cat. Lep. Ins. Mus. E. I. House. 2, 397, no 919.
- Peigler, R.S., 2012. Diverse evidence that Antheraea pernyi (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) is entirely of sericultural origin. Tropical Lepidoptera Research, 22(2), pp.93-99.
- Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1992. Moths of Nepal. Part 1. TINEA. Vol. 13 (Supplement 2). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo. Pl. 26/4.
- Kitching, I.J., Rougerie, R., Zwick, A., Hamilton, C.A., St Laurent, R.A., Naumann, S., Mejia, L.B. and Kawahara, A.Y., 2018. A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Biodiversity data journal, (6).
- http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=455120 [accessed 09 January 2020]
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Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2021. Antheraea roylei Moore, 1858 – Himalayan Oak Tasar Silk Moth. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 2.61. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/357006/Antheraea-roylei
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