ANTHERINA OF THE WORLD
Updated as per Bouyer's Catalogue des Saturniidae of Africa 1999, November 3, 2005
Updated as per personal communication with Patrick Basquin (possible reinstatement of australis as subspecies of suraka); January 13, 2015
Updated as per personal communication with Patrick Basquin (elevation of comorana to full species status); January 19, 2015

ANTHERINA OF THE WORLD

Antherina suraka

ANTHERINA Sonthonnax, 1901

TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Saturniini, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Genus: Antherina, Sonthannax, 1901

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Antherina suraka on Liquidambar styracifolia, sweetgum, courtesy of Taylor Jones

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Listing of Antherina

P suraka (Boisduval, 1883) Madagascar
P suraka australis Griveaud 1982 Madagascar
P suraka comorana Viette, 1965 Comoros and other islands between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar; elevated to full species status as Antherina comorana

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