Antheraea

Antheraea is a genus of moths belonging to the family Saturniidae. It was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. 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.

==Taxonomy== ===Species=== The genus includes these species: Antheraea alleni Holloway, 1987 Antheraea alorensis U. Paukstadt & L.h. Paukstadt, 2005 Antheraea andamana Moore, 1877 Antheraea angustomarginata Brechlin & Meister, 2009 Antheraea assamensis Helfer, 1837 Antheraea billitonensis Moore, 1878 Antheraea broschi Naumann, 2001 Antheraea brunei Allen & Holloway, 1986 Antheraea castanea Jordan, 1910 (= A. mezops) Antheraea celebensis Watson, 1915 Antheraea cernyi Brechlin, 2002 Antheraea cihangiri Naumann & Naessig, 1998 Antheraea cingalesa Moore, 1883 Antheraea compta Rothschild, 1899 Antheraea cordifolia Weymer, 1906 Antheraea crypta Chu & Wang, 1993 Antheraea diehli Lemaire, 1979 Antheraea exspectata Brechlin, 2000 Antheraea fickei Weymer, 1909 Antheraea formosana Sonan, 1937 Antheraea frithi Moore, 1859 Antheraea fusca Rothschild, 1903 Antheraea gephyra Niepelt, 1926 Antheraea godmani (Druce, 1892) Antheraea gschwandneri Niepelt, 1918 Antheraea gulata Naessig & Treadaway, 1998 Antheraea hagedorni Naumann & Lourens, 2008 Antheraea halconensis U. Paukstadt & Brosch, 1996 Antheraea harndti Naumann, 1999 Antheraea helferi Moore, 1859 Antheraea hollowayi Naessig & Naumann, 1998 Antheraea imperator Watson, 1913 Antheraea jakli Naumann, 2008 Antheraea jana (Stoll, 1782) Antheraea jawabaratensis Brechlin & Paukstadt, 2010 Antheraea kageri U. Paukstadt, L. Paukstadt & Suhardjono, 1997 Antheraea kalangensis Brechlin & Meister, 2009 Antheraea kelimutuensis U. Paukstadt, L. Paukstadt & Suhardjono, 1997 Antheraea knyvetti Hampson, 1893 Antheraea korintjiana Antheraea lampei Naessig & Holloway, 1989 Antheraea larissa (Westwood, 1847) Antheraea larissoides Bouvier, 1928 Antheraea lorosae M.D. Lane, Naumann & D.A. Lane, 2004 Antheraea meisteri Brechlin, 2002 Antheraea mentawai Naessig, Lampe & Kager, 2002 Antheraea minahassae Niepelt, 1926 Antheraea montezuma (Salle, 1856) Antheraea moultoni Watson, 1927 Antheraea myanmarensis U. Paukstadt, L. Paukstadt & Brosch, 1998 Antheraea mylittoides Bouvier, 1928 Antheraea pahangensis Brechlin & Paukstadt, 2010 Antheraea oculea (Neumoegen, 1883) Antheraea paphia Linnaeus, 1758 (= A. mylitta) Antheraea pasteuri Bouvier, 1928 Antheraea paukpelengensis Brechlin & Meister, 2009 Antheraea paukstadtorum Naumann, Holloway & Naessig, 1996 Antheraea pedunculata Bouvier, 1936 Antheraea pelengensis Brechlin, 2000 Antheraea pernyi (Guérin-Méneville, 1855) – Chinese tussar moth Antheraea perrottetii (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) Antheraea platessa Rothschild, 1903 Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer, 1775) – Polyphemus moth Antheraea pratti Bouvier, 1928 Antheraea prelarissa Bouvier, 1928 Antheraea raffrayi Bouvier, 1928 Antheraea ranakaensis U. Paukstadt, L. Paukstadt & Suhardjono, 1997 Antheraea rosemariae Holloway, Naessig & Naumann, 1995 Antheraea rosieri (Toxopeus, 1940) Antheraea roylei Moore, 1859 Antheraea rubicunda Brechlin, 2009 Antheraea rumphii (Felder, 1861) Antheraea schroederi U. Paukstadt, Brosch & L. Paukstadt, 1999 Antheraea semperi C. & R. Felder, 1861 Antheraea steinkeorum U. Paukstadt, L. Paukstadt & Brosch, 1999 Antheraea subcaeca Bouvier, 1928 Antheraea sumatrana Niepelt, 1926 Antheraea sumbawaensis Brechlin, 2000 Antheraea superba Inoue, 1964 Antheraea surakarta Moore, 1862 Antheraea taripaensis Naumann, Naessig & Holloway, 1996 Antheraea tenggarensis Brechlin, 2000 Antheraea ulrichbroschi U. & L. Paukstadt, 1999 Antheraea vietnamensis Brechlin & Paukstadt, 2010 Antheraea viridiscura Holloway, Naessig & Naumann, 1996 Antheraea yamamai (Guérin-Méneville, 1861) – Japanese oak silk moth