Saturnia zuleika

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Saturnia zuleika
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Saturnia
Species:
S. zuleika
Binomial name
Saturnia zuleika
Hope, 1843
Synonyms
  • Saturnia (Rinaca) zuleikaHope, 1843
  • Caligula zuleika(Hope, 1843)
  • Neoris zuleika(Hope, 1843)
  • Rinaca zuleika(Hope, 1843)

Saturnia zuleika (commonly referred to as Neoris zuleika) is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found in India and West Bengal within the Himalayan Mountains, usually at elevations from 600 m - 3200 m. [1]

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Description

Male upperside with wing venation Saturnia zuleika fbi.jpg
Male upperside with wing venation

Saturnia zuleika can be defined from other similar species—such as Saturnia lesoudieri —by the inward-curving eyespots on its hindwings. Also, their larvae have differently shaped eyespots and sexual organs in the case of males. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Naumann, Stefan; Nässig, Wolfgang. "Two species in Saturnia (Rinaca) zuleika Hope, 1843 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)" (PDF). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo.


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