ARCHAEOSAMIA OF THE WORLD
Updated as per Entomofauna Monograph 1: 56-63, September 2007, Samia notes and New Taxa from Indonesia, courtesy of Ronald Brechlin, February 2008

ARCHAEOSAMIA OF THE WORLD

Archaeosamia watsoni male, courtesy of Wayne Hsu
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/1803

ARCHAEOSAMIA BRECHLIN, 2007: This Saturniidae genus (formerly Philosamia and Samia) consists of only one species.

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TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Attacini, Blanchard, 1840
Genus: Archaeosamia, Brechlin, 2007

Listing of Archaeosamia

P watsoni (Oberthur, 1914) much of China, Taiwan, possibly northern Vietnam;
moved from Samia to Archaeosamia by Brechlin, 2007

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On my home computer only Samia notes, courtesy of Ronald Brechlin