Salassa thespis

Salassa thespis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Saturniidae
Genus:	Salassa
Species:	S. Thespis
Binomial name
Salassa Thespis John H. Leech - 1890

Salassa thespis (basionym Antherea thespis) is a moth of the family Saturniidae and the subfamily Salassinae. It was discovered in 1890 by John Henry Leech. ^[1]

Its wingspan can range from 11-15cm (4.3 to 5.9 inches).^{[ citation needed ]} Not much is known about their evolution due to limited research. ^{[2] [ failed verification ]}

References

1. "Salassa thespis". NCBI. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
2. Zheng, Xuhongyi; Xu, Zilong; Wang, Dong; Zhou, Changfa (February 2024). "Life history and mitochondrial genomes of Salassinae and Agliinae (Insecta, Lepidoptera): New insights into the loss of cocooning behaviour and phylogeny of Saturniidae". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 114 (1): 107–123. doi:10.1017/S0007485323000676. ISSN   0007-4853. PMID   38193275.

Further reading

• Tian, Shengni; Zhang, Yongqi; Meng, Xiangrong; Liu, Yuan; Dong, Xin; Qian, Cen (May 2024). "Characterization of the Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Salassa thespis (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) and Comparison with Other Lepidoptera Species". Diversity. 16 (5): 282. Bibcode:2024Diver..16..282T. doi: 10.3390/d16050282 . ISSN   1424-2818.