Taxonomic Information
Antheraea Hübner, 1819 species known from India.
Antheraea roylei Moore, 1859. Indian Himalaya.
Antheraea assamensis Helfer, 1837. India: Himalaya, NE India; Bangladesh
Antheraea helferi Moore, 1859. India: E. Himalaya, NE India.
Antheraea frithi Moore, 1859. India: E. Himalaya, NE India.
Antheraea paphia (Linnaeus, 1758). India.
Antheraea andamana Moore, 1877. Andaman Is.
Antheraea cingalesa Moore, 1883. Sri Lanka.
Antheraea insularis Watson, 1914. Andaman Is.
Antheraea meisteri Brechlin, 2002. Andaman Is.
Antheraea rubicunda Brechlin, 2009. Andaman Is.
Antheraea rudloffi Brechlin, 2002. Andaman Is.
Antheraea compta Rothschild, 1899. India: Sikkim, Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Antheraea castanea Jordan, 1910. India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Common English Names: Moga Silk Moth, Muga Silk Moth.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Manipur | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Meghalaya | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
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| Nagaland | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
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| Total | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Antheraea assamensis Helfer, 1837 – Moga Silk Moth: Cinnamomum bejolghota,Litsea monopetala, Litsea salicifolia, Persea odoratissima (Lauraceae), Magnolia oblonga (Magnoliaceae),Sarcostemma acidum (Apocynaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
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- 1987. The Moths of Borneo. Part 3. Superfamily Bombycoidea: families Lasiocampidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Brahmaeidae, Saturniidae, Sphingidae. http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-3/plate7.php [accessed 28 August 2015]
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Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Antheraea assamensis Helfer, 1837 – Moga Silk Moth. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.9. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://mothsofindia.org/antheraea-assamensis, accessed 2025/04/23.