Samia cynthia (Drury, [1773])

Japanese name: シンジュサン

English common names are not assigned automatically on this site. Scientific names are used as the primary identifier when available, and Japanese names are shown only as local reference names.

Overview

Scientific name
Samia cynthia (Drury, [1773])
Japanese name
シンジュサン
Group
Moth
Family
Saturniidae (ヤママユガ科)
Recorded larval host plants
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Samia cynthia (Drury, [1773]) photograph
Samia cynthia (Drury, [1773])

Summary

Samia cynthia (Drury, [1773]) is documented here as a moth associated with plants recorded in Japan.

The scientific name is used as the primary identifier because a stable English common name is not always available for Japanese taxa.

Family: Saturniidae (ヤママユガ科).

Recorded larval host plants

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