Scientific name

Antheraea mylitta (Drury)

Common name

Tasar silkworm, tropical tasar silkworm

Taxonomic position

Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea: Saturniidae: Saturniinae

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Biology / Hosts

Terminalia arjuna, T. tomentosa, Lagerstroemia parviflora, Shorea robusta, Ziziphus jujuba, Z. mauritiana, Anoegeissus latifolia, etc.