Antheraea
| Tussar moths | |
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| Antheraea godmani specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Suborder: | Ditrysia |
| Superfamily: | Bombycoidea |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: |
Antheraea Hübner, 1819 |
| Type species | |
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Phalaena mylitta Drury, 1773 |
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Antheraea is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", the moths are named tussar moths after the fabric.
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