Giant Silkmoth

Samia luzonica

Description:

Is this an Atlas Moth? Quite big, wing span around 18-20 cm. Found it at the dining area of the Dive Resort I was at.

2 Species ID Suggestions

catgrin 9 years ago

Ailanthus silkmoth

Samia cynthia Samia cynthia

bayucca 9 years ago

Giant Silkmoth

Samia luzonica BOLD Systems: Taxonomy Browser - Samia luzonica {species}

5 Comments

onin 2 months ago

Nice find! Can I include this record in our database of sightings of Philippine Saturniidae?

catgrin 9 years ago

You're quite welcome, and wonderful spotting!

AlbertKang 9 years ago

Thanks, @catgrin and @bayucca for the ID :)

bayucca 9 years ago

Saturniidae, Saturniinae, Samia sp. and looks for me like being Samia luzonica. To my knowledge Samia cynthia is not found on the Philippines. The other Samia on the island would be Samia treadawayi, which, however, does not have this tiny black line on the forewing.

catgrin 9 years ago

Still a very interesting find! These moths spin silk that is really tough! A "domesticated" subspecies is the animal responsible for producing Eri silk used to make saris in India!

http://www.wormspit.com/erisilkworms.htm...