Syntherata janetta

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Syntherata janetta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Syntherata
Species:
S. janetta
Binomial name
Syntherata janetta
(White, 1843)
Synonyms
  • Saturnia janettaWhite, 1843
  • Antheraea janetta (White, 1843)
  • Saturnia melvillaWestwood, 1854
  • Antheraea purpurascensWalker, 1865
  • Saturnia purpurascens (Walker, 1865)
  • Synthera brunneaEckerlein, 1935
  • Antheraea insignisWalker, 1869
  • Antheraea disjunctaWalker, 1865
  • Syntherata weymeriMaasen in Maasen & Weymer, 1873
  • Syntherata godeffroyialiena Niepelt, 1934
  • Syntherata alienaSchüssler, 1934
  • Syntherata godeffroyi olivaceaNiepelt, 1934
  • Syntherata olivescensSchüssler, 1934
  • Syntherata sonthonnaxiSchüssler, 1934

Syntherata janetta is a moth of the family Saturniidae, commonly known as the emperor moth.

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Description

The wingspan is about 120–140 mm (4.7–5.5 in) and variable in color from yellowish to brown or purplish-grey. The wings have zigzag markings, sometimes with dark splotches, and a small circular spot on each wing. [1] The larvae are large greenish spiny caterpillars that feed on various plants, including Euodia elleryana , Geijera salicifolia , Glochidion ferdinandi , Petalostigma quadriloculare , Aegiceras , Ceriops , Timonius rumphii and Podocarpus spinulosus .

Habitat and range

Syntherata janetta are found in heavily forested areas including rainforest in New Guinea and in coastal eastern Australia as far south as Newcastle.

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