Scientific name

Samia cynthia Drury (=Samia cynthia ricini (Boisduval))

Common name

Eri silkworm, Indian eri silkmoth

Taxonomic position

Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea: Saturniidae: Saturniinae

Images

larvae  Eri silk worm larvae  Eri silk worm larvae  Eri silk worm larvae  Eri silkworm
Eri silkworm  Eri-silkworm  Eri-silkworm  Eri-silkworm  Eri-silkworm 
Eri-silkworm  Pupae  Adult   Adult moth, dorsal view Adult moth 
Adult  Adult

Biology / Hosts

Castor, Ailanthus sp., Lagerstroemia indica, and many other hosts. A beneficial insect, cultured for silk.