Emperor moths (Saturniidae)
from Thailand
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Thailand boasts 29 species of Saturniidae and most of them
are found around Chiang Mai. As a rule, they tend to fly after midnight
and are most abundant in the highlands. |
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| Loepa
katinka complex |
Antheraea species (this
genus produces much of the silk for which Thailand is famous) |
Salassa
thespis ? looks more like
Salassa lola but I don't think that's found here |
Antheraea frithi
female I think I found her depositing her eggs on the ground (see
larvae) |
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The Atlas Moth (Attacus
atlas) is the largest in the world. The one on the left had just emerged from the
pupa in my garden-it was then
joined by a passing male and they mated for a day or so |
Archaeoattacus edwardsii |
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| eggs of Antheraea frithi |
Cricula
jordani (f) |
Cricula
jordani (m) |
Rinaca zuleika |
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| Archaeoatticus edwardsii
again: rescued
him from the middle of the road |
We recently
got a parcel containing hundreds of silk moth pupae- to be eaten. I managed
to rescue some before they got put in the pot. These moths have just emerged
(Antheraea frithi pedunculata- found in North East Thailand) |
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| variant of
Antheraea frithi pedunculata |
Lemaireia
luteopeplus aureopeplus found in Chiang Mai July to November |
Antheraea h. helferi |
Caligula
simla male |
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| Caligula
simla male |
Saturnia
pinratanai |
Caligula
thibeta |
Caligula
simla female |
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| Rhodinia
newara male |
Caligula
thibeta male |
Loepa
sikkima found from the Himalayas to Sumatra |
Antheraea
frithi pedunculata again |
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| Samia
canningii Saturniidae |
Actias
selene male |
Caligula
thibeta |
Caligula
simla |
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| Caligula
cachara female (Saturniidae) |
Actias
selene struggling out of the cocoon |
Actias
selene just hatched |
Actias
selene (female and male) |
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| Antheraea
assamensis |
Actias
selene female |
Archaeoatticus edwardsii (Saturniidae) |
Caligula
cachara |
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Salassa thespis male |
Salassa thespis female |
Antheraea h. helferi |
Caligula cachara |
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Attacus atlas emerged in our garden one
evening; by morning she was accompanied by two males who were replaced the
following day by two new suitors |
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| Actias
rhodopneuma |
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