Antheraea pernyi

Antheraea pernyi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Saturniidae
Subfamilia: Saturniinae
Tribus: Saturniini
Genus: Antheraea
Subgenus: Antheraea
Species: Antheraea pernyi

Name

Antheraea pernyi (Guérin-Méneville, 1855)

Synonyms

  • Bombyx pernyi Guérin-Méneville, 1855 (Original combination)
  • Antheraea (Antheraea) pernyi (Guérin-Méneville, 1855) (alternative representation)
  • Antheraea roylei Moore, 1859: 397 (dubious)
    • Note:: By virtue of the ICZN Opinion cited below, any taxonomist who considers the wild moth (pernyi) and the domestic moth (roylei) to be conspecific must use the name pernyi. If the two taxa are not considered synonyms, then roylei is a valid taxon name, and spelled roylei rather than roylii.

References

  • Guérin-Méneville, F.E. 1855. In: Revue et magasin de zoologie pure et appliquée (sér. 2) 7: 296–297, 398–400.
  • Moore, F. [1860] 1858–1859. In Horsfield, T. & Moore, F. A Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of Natural History at the East-India House. Vol. II. pp.279–440, pls. XIII–XXIII, VII A.–XIII A. London. BHL Reference page. 
  • ICZN (2018) Opinion 2415 (Case 3635) – Antheraea roylei Moore, 1859 (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Saturniidae): specific name not conserved when considered synonymous with that of the supposed wild progenitor Antheraea pernyi (Guérin-Méneville, 1855). The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 75(1):187-189.
  • Brechlin, R. & Paukstadt, U., 2010a: Einige Anmerkungen zur pernyi-Gruppe der Gattung Antheraea Hübner, 1819 [„1816“] mit Beschreibung neuer Arten (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Entomo-satsphingia, 3(2): 5–12. Reference page. 

Photos

  • Silkmoths: male, female, larva:
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Vernacular names

català: Paó de nit xinés
English: Chinese Tasar Oak Moth
한국어: 산누에나방
中文: 姬透目天蠶蛾
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