Saturniidae Saturniinae Saturniini Actias isabellae Antheraea (Antheraea) yamamai
Antheraea (Antheraea) pernyi (Guérin-Méneville, 1855)
Chinese Oak Silkmoth

Genus: Antheraea Hübner, [1819]   Subgenus: Antheraea Hübner, [1819]   Original genus: Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758

Synonims (genus):
   Antherea auct.

A. (Antheraea) pernyi (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (male), unknown locality, July 1994
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
A. (Antheraea) pernyi (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (female), unknown locality, July 1994
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
A. (Antheraea) pernyi (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva, unknown locality, June 1994
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)

Foodplants:
Quercus, Fagus, Betula, Aesculus

To know more about:
A.R. Pittaway - Saturniidae of the Western Palaearctic - Antheraea pernyi page

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