Updated as per personal communication with Ron Brechlin, as presented in Entomo-Satsphingia for Bhutan; July 23, 2009

Saturniidae of Nepal

The following Saturniidae are reported from Nepal:

Salassa belinda eastern
Salassa belinda aeos western
Salassa lola
Salassa royi

Attacus atlas

Archaeoattacus edwardsii

Rhodinia newara

Actias maenas
Actias selene

Saturnia (Rinaca) anna
Saturnia (Rinaca) cachara
Saturnia (Rinaca) grotei
Saturnia (Rinaca) lindia
Saturnia (Rinaca) paragrotei
Saturnia (Rinaca) rosalata
Saturnia (Rinaca) simla
Saturnia (Rinaca) thibeta
Saturnia (Rinaca) thibeta extensa probably same as nominate species
Saturnia (Rinaca) witti Ronald Brechlin
Saturnia (Rinaca) zuleika

Loepa diffundata
Loepa diversiocellata, now (2008) diffundata
Loepa katinka
Loepa miranda; probably paramiranda
Loepa nepalensis
Loepa sikkima

Cricula trifenestrata

Antheraea (Antheraeopsis) assamensis

Antheraea frithi
Antheraea mylitta
Antheraea helferi
Antheraea roylii

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On my home computer only: notes on Saturniidae of Bhutan by Ronald Brechlin (in English) as published in Entomo-Satsphingia 2 (1): 47 – 55 (March 2009)

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