LIST OF INDIAN, NEPALESE, BHUTANESE AND SRI LANKAN EMPEROR

MOTHS AND WILD SILK MOTHS, INCLUDING COMMON NAMES

Ian J. Kitching,
Department of Life Sciences
The Natural History Museum,
London, U.K.

Roger Kendrick
Director, C & R Wildlife
Tai Po, Hong Kong.

Peter Smetacek
Butterfly Research Centre
Jones Estate, Bhimtal
Uttarakhand, India.

* INDICATES EXISTING COMMON NAME.

SATURNIIDAE

Salassa iris Jordan 1910 FLAME-EYED SALASSA

Salassa lola Westwood 1847 RED-EYED SALASSA
Salassa kitchingi Brechlin 2010 KITCHINGS SALASSA
Salassa meisteri Brechlin 2010 MEISTERS SALASSA
Salassa belinda Witt & Pugaev 2007 BELINDAS SALASSA
Salassa hauensteini Naumann, Lffler & Kohll, 2010 HAUENSTEINS SALASSA
Salassa megastica Swinhoe 1894 LARGE-EYED SALASSA
Salassa mesosa Jordan 1910 KHASI SALASSA
Salassa tibaliva Zhu & Wang 1993 CHINESE SALASSA
Salassa bhutanensis Brechlin 2009 BHUTAN SALASSA
Salassa royi Elwes 1887 BLACK-EYED SALASSA
Salassa pararoyi Brechlin 2009 FALSE BLACK-EYED SALASSA

Antheraea (Antheraea) paphia Linnaeus 1758 TASAR SILK MOTH*

Antheraea (Antheraea) cingalesa Moore 1883 SRI LANKAN TASAR SILK MOTH
Antheraea (Antheraea ) frithi Moore 1858 FRITHS TASAR SILK MOTH
Antheraea (Antheraea) insularis Watson 1914 GREATER ANDAMAN TASAR SILK
MOTH
Antheraea (Antheraea) andamana Moore 1877 ANDAMAN TASAR SILK MOTH
Antheraea (Antheraea) pernyi Gurin-Mneville 1855 OAK-TASAR SILK MOTH*
Antheraea (Antheraea) helferi Moore 1858 HELFERS TASAR SILK MOTH
Antheraea (Antheraea) meisteri Brechlin 2002 LITTLE ANDAMAN TASAR SILK
MOTH
Antheraea (Antheraea) rubicunda Brechlin 2009 ROSY TASAR SILK MOTH
Antheraea (Antheraeopsis) assamensis Helfer 1837 MOGA SILK MOTH*
Antheraea (Antheraeopsis) castanea Jordan, 1910 CHESTNUT MOGA SILK MOTH
Antheraea (Antheraeopsis) rudloffi Brechlin 2002 ANDAMAN MOGA SILK MOTH

Antheraea (Telea) compta Rothschild 1899 ASIAN POLYPHEMUS MOTH

Lemaireia luteopeplus Nssig & Holloway, 1988 YELLOW-AND-BROWN EMPEROR

MOTH

Solus drepanoides Moore 1866 HOOKTIP SOLUS

Cricula andrei Jordan 1909 ANDRES CRICULA

Cricula jordani Bryk 1944 JORDANS CRICULA
Cricula agria Jordan 1909 SOUTH INDIAN CRICULA
Cricula ceylonica Jordan 1909 SRI LANKAN CRICULA
Cricula trifenestrata Helfer 1837 THREE-WINDOWED CRICULA
Cricula andamanica Jordan 1909 ANDAMAN CRICULA

Saturnia (Saturnia) cidosa Moore 1865 DARK EMPEROR MOTH

Saturnia (Perisomena) huttoni Moore 1862 HUTTONS EMPEROR MOTH

Saturnia (Perisomena) shadulla Moore 1872 LADAKH EMPEROR MOTH

Saturnia (Rinaca) anna Moore 1865 YELLOW-SPOTTED EMPEROR MOTH

Saturnia (Rinaca) diversa Bryk 1944 BURMESE EMPEROR MOTH
Saturnia (Rinaca) grotei Moore 1859 PLAIN-BORDERED EMPEROR MOTH
Saturnia (Rinaca) paragrotei Naumann & Nssig 2010 NEPAL EMPEROR MOTH
Saturnia (Rinaca) rosalata Naumann & Nssig 2010 ROSY EMPEROR MOTH
Saturnia (Rinaca) lindia Moore 1865 BIRCH EMPEROR MOTH
Saturnia (Rinaca) bonita Jordan 1911 TIBETAN EMPEROR MOTH
Saturnia (Rinaca) witti Brechlin 1997 WITTS EMPEROR MOTH
Saturnia (Rinaca) pelelaensis Brechlin 2009 BHUTAN EMPEROR MOTH
Saturnia (Rinaca) cachara Moore 1872 ASSAM EMPEROR MOTH
Saturnia (Rinaca) simla Westwood 1847 LOWER-HIMALAYAN EMPEROR MOTH
Saturnia (Rinaca) thibeta Westwood 1854 HIGHER-HIMALAYAN EMPEROR MOTH
Saturnia (Rinaca) zuleika Hope 1843 MOTTLED EMPEROR MOTH
Saturnia (Rinaca) lesoudieri Le Moult 1933 ROUND-EYED EMPEROR MOTH

Actias parasinensis Brechlin 2009 WESTERN CHINESE MOON MOTH

Actias selene Hbner 1806 INDIAN MOON MOTH*
Actias callandra Jordan 1911 GREATER ANDAMAN MOON MOTH
Actias witti Brechlin 2007 LITTLE ANDAMAN MOON MOTH
Actias rhodopneuma Rber 1925 ASIAN MOON MOTH*
Actias maenas Doubleday 1847 MALAYSIAN MOON MOTH*
Actias ignescens Moore 1877 LARGE ANDAMAN MOON MOTH
Loepa miranda Moore 1865 PALE GOLDEN-EMPEROR MOTH
Loepa paramiranda Brechlin & Kitching 2010 DULL GOLDEN-EMPEROR MOTH
Loepa schintlmeisteri Brechlin 2000 BRIGHT GOLDEN-EMPEROR MOTH
Loepa katinka Westwood 1847 PLAIN GOLDEN-EMPEROR MOTH
Loepa sikkima Moore 1865 DARK GOLDEN-EMPEROR MOTH
Loepa nepalensis Brechlin 2010 NEPAL GOLDEN-EMPEROR MOTH
Loepa diffunoccidentalis Brechlin 2010 WESTERN GOLDEN-EMPEROR MOTH
Loepa diffundata Naumann, Nssig & Lffler, 2008 COMMON GOLDEN-EMPEROR
MOTH

Rhodinia newara Moore 1872 RUSTY EMPEROR MOTH

Samia canningii Hutton 1859 WILD ERI SILK MOTH

Samia fulva Jordan 1911 FULVOUS ERI SILK MOTH

Archaeoattacus edwardsii White 1859 EDWARDS ATLAS MOTH

Attacus atlas Linnaeus 1758 ATLAS MOTH*

Attacus taprobanis Moore 1882-1883 SRI LANKAN ATLAS MOTH
Attacus mcmulleni Watson 1914 ANDAMAN ATLAS MOTH