Samia canningi

Samia canningi
Bottom: Samia canningi (female), top: Samia cynthia (female)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Samia
Species: S. canningi
Binomial name
Samia canningi
(Hutton, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Saturnia canningi Hutton, 1859
  • Samia cynthia canningi

Samia canningi is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found in south-eastern Asia and China.

The wingspan is 100–140 mm.

The larvae mainly feed on Ailanthus altissima, Prunus laurocerasus, Ligustrum and Syringa species. Pupation takes place in a silken cocoon.

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