Saturniidae of Japan

Actias artemis (male) from Leroy Simon

Here is a list of Saturniidae that fly in Japan with their scientific as well as Japanese names. The map at the bottom of the page will help with placement of subspecies named for their respective locales.

Clicking on a hypertext scientific name will take you to a file with pictures and/or information.

Actias artemis Actias artemis aliena Actias artemis yakushimaensis Actias gnoma gnoma Actias gnoma manchurica Actias gnoma miyatai Aglia japonica japonica Aglia japonica microtau Antheraea yamamai yamamai Antheraea yamamai ussuriensis Antheraea yamamai yoshimotoi Antheraea pernyi Attacus atlas ryukyuensis Caligula jonasi japonica Caligula jonasi ryukyuensis Caligula jonasii jonasii Caligula jonasi fallax Loepa sakaei Rhodinia fugax fugax Rhodinia fugax diana Rhodinia jankowski hattoriae Rho. jankowski hokkaidoensis Samia cynthia pryeri Samia cynthia ricini Samia cynthia walkeri

Ohmizuao Ohmizuao honnshuu ashu; (ashu=sub species) Ohmizuao yakushima ashu Onaga mizuao Onaga Izu- shotoh ashu Ezoyotsume Ezoyotsume Honshu-inann ashu Yamamayu Yamamayu Hokkaido ashu Yamamayu Okinawa ashu Sakusan Yonagunisan Kususan Kususan Okinawa ashu Himeyamamayu Himeyamamayu Hokkaido ashu Haguruma Yamamayu Usutabi-ga(ga=moth) Usutabi-ga Hokkaido ashu Kurousutabi-ga Kurousutabi-ga Hokkaido ashu Shinnjyusan Erisan Shinjyusan Hokkaido ashu

The Japanese names have been supplied to me by Makiko.

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Yaku Shima, a southern island near Kogoshima, Kyushu, home to Actias artemis yakushimaensis is a mountainous island of about 500 sq km in the south of Japan. Its great range in altitude has given rise to a variety of vegetation types. The three main ones are warm temperate forest from 0 - 800 m, cool temperate forest from 800 - 1,600 m, and sub-alpine grassland above 1600 m.

The Ryukyu islands, also known as the South-West islands are located in the south-west of the archipelago. Okinawa is the largest and most famous of the Ryukyu islands. These islands host Antheraea yamamai yoshimotoi, Attacus atlas ryukyuensis and Caligula jonasi ryukyuensis.

The northerly region of Hakkaido hosts Caligula jonasi fallax, Rhodinia fugax diana, Rhodinia jankowski hokkaidoensis and Samia cynthia walkeri.

Actias gnoma miyatai is found in Hachijo Jima, Aoga Shima (Izu islands, south of Tokyo).

Antheraea yamamai ussuriensis flies in Hokkaido (Northern Japan), and in Ussuriysk (Far East,Russia).

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