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Japanese Silk Moth

Antheraea yamamai

Photo by Hans.New
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Field Notes

Description:

After a little research it turned out, that our village had a silk production long time ago. This one seems to be a survivor, so there still must be a rather small popluation of them. All in all they are very rare and not often seen. This one is from our garden and it´s the only one, I´ve ever seen.

Habitat:

Our garden in Austria

Species ID Suggestions

Japanese Silk Moth

Antherea yamamai

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Comments (5)
Hans.New
Thanks, haven´t noticed that before.
bayucca
Sorry, should be Antheraea yamamai.
bayucca
Saturniidae. This species was introduced in Europe in the last century for silk production. Yours is a yellow form female. After the cessation of the silk production some colonies could survive and would now spread out in optimal climate.

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PublishedFebruary 19, 2012

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