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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Samia cynthia
Samia cynthia(Drury, 1773)
  1. Saturniidae
  2. Saturniinae
  3. Attacini
  4. Samia
  5.  cynthia
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113-125 mm

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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    DanskSkyrækker-Silkesommerfugl
    DeutschAilanthusspinner
    DeutschGötterbaum-Spinner
    EnglishAilanthus Silkmoth
    FrançaisBombyx de l'Ailanthe
    ItalianoBombice dell'ailanto
    MagyarBálványfa-selyemlepke
    NederlandsHemelboomvlinder
    NorskGudetrepåfuglspinner
    SuomeksiAilanthuskehrääjä
    РусскийАйлантовый шелкопряд
    한국어가중나무고치나방
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    JuglandaceaeJuglansWalnut tree
    MagnoliaceaeMagnoliaMagnolia
    OleaceaeForsythiaForsythia
    OleaceaeFraxinusAsh
    OleaceaeLigustrum vulgareWild Privet
    OleaceaeSyringaLilac
    RosaceaePrunusCherry
    RosaceaeSorbusRowan
    SimaroubaceaeAilanthus altissimaTree of Heaven
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of North America
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Saturniidae of the Western PalaearcticA.R. Pittaway
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön

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Adult, upperside.

Giancarlo MediciItaly, Castellarano

Adult, upperside.

Nieznany?

Male, upperside.

NieznanyJapan

Male, underside.

Giancarlo MediciItaly, Castellarano

Adult, upperside.

www.biopix.dkDenmark

Larva.

Tony PittawayItaly

Larva, 3rd instar.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland

Larva.

Giancarlo MediciItaly, Castellarano

Larva, 4th instar.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland
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