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Subfamily Saturnidae - Eurasian Salassa Group - Silk Moths - Eurasian Salassa Group


Salassa lola


Salassathespis


Salassaspecies

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Narrative

Salassa genus belongs in its own subfamily.

Taxonomy

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English

Kingdom Animalia Animal
Phylum Arthropoda Jointed Legged Animals
Class Insecta Insects
Order Lepidoptera Butterflies And Moths
Family Saturnidae Silk Moths
SubFamily Saturnidae - Eurasian Salassa Group Silk Moths - Eurasian Salassa Group

References

TitleAuthorComments
Wild Silk Moths of the United States - SaturniinaeCollins, Michael M.This book covers in detail the large Saturnid moth species found in North America.
Moths of Thailand - Saturniidae - Volume OnePinratana, Bro. AmnuayWith color illustrations of most of the Saturnids found in Thailand, this book is useful for studying Saturnids that are found from Malaysia to India.
Emperor Moths of South and South Central AfricaPinhey, ElliotThere are very few books published on Saturnid moths. This book with its color and black and white photos will enable one to identify the Saturnid moths of the southern portion of Africa.
AttacusPeigler, RichardThe genus Attacus contains some of the largest known species of moths. This work helps define which are the valid species. Color photographs and detailed text are provided in the 167 pages. (There are about 20 species in the genus)
A Silkmoth Rearer's HandbookCrotch, W.J.B.This book provides an excellent introduction to the silk moths (Family Saturnidae) of the world. Many species are discussed. In addition to covering numerous species, there are lists of other species in each genus.
Concise Atlas of the Butterflies of the WorldD'Abrera, BernardAlthough not up to the previous standards set by the same author for his superb series on butterfliles by each geographic region, this is the best book published to date to serve as a summary of the world of butterflies. For somebody on a limited budget, this book is highly recommended.
Butterflies of Britain & EuropeChinery, MichaelThis is a truly excellent field guide. All specimens are shown in photographs taken in natural environments.
Illustrated Enchyclopediia of Butterflies and MothsStanek, Dr. V.J.With 426 illustrations this 351 page book gives an overview of the world of Lepidoptera. Although this book does an excellent job in giving an overbiew of the various families, and also does an excellent job on life cycles, it only gives a survey of the numerous species found in the world.
Icones Heterocerorum JaponicorumEsaki, TeisoThis work was published in Japan in Japanese. Although the text is in Japanese, the color plates are identified with Latin scientific names. This volume covers various moth families such as the Geometridae.
Icones Heterocerorum JaponicorumEsaki, TeisoThis work was published in Japan in Japanese. Although the text is in Japanese, the color plates are identified with Latin scientific names. This volume covers various moth families such as the Noctuidae, Saturnidae, and Sphingidae.
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