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Archaeoattacus
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Archaeoattacus

Archaeoattacus is a genus of moths belonging to the family Saturniidae and subfamily Saturniinae. The species of this genus are present in the Himalayas, Sundaland and Peninsular Malaysia. The genus was first described by Watson in 1914.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Archaeoattacus malayanus

speciesArchaeoattacus malayanus

Edward's Silkmoth

speciesArchaeoattacus edwardsii

Archaeoattacus staudingeri

speciesArchaeoattacus staudingeri

Archaeoattacus vietnamensis

speciesArchaeoattacus vietnamensis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 333246.