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Examples
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We now believe a submission we originally identified as Antheraea mylitta is actually Antheraea paphia.
What's That Bug? bugman 2010
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Mating Antheraea yamamai from Slovenia (February 27, 2008)
What's That Bug? bugman 2010
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Antheraea paphia from India, not Antheraea yamamai or Antheraea mylitta
What's That Bug? bugman 2010
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There are several Giant Silkmoths in the genus Antheraea that are found in India, and your moth most closely resembles the Tasar Silkmoth, Antheraea mylitta.
What's That Bug? bugman 2010
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This large moth from the lowland forests of India and Burna is related to our polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus), the most common giant silk moth in Houston.
Museum Blogs 2009
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Tasar silk is generated by the silkworm, Antheraea mylitta which mainly thrive on the food plants Asan and Arjun.
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It is obtained from semi-domesticated multivoltine silkworm, Antheraea assamensis.
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