''Samia'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s in the family

Saturniidae Saturniidae, members of which are commonly named the saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor m ...

. The genus was erected by

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

in 1819.

Species

*'' Samia abrerai'' Naumann & Peigler, 2001 *'' Samia canningi'' (Hutton, 1859) *'' Samia ceramensis'' (Bouvier, 1927) *''

Samia cynthia ''Samia cynthia'', the ailanthus silkmoth, is a saturniid moth, used to produce silk fabric but not as domesticated as the silkworm, ''Bombyx mori''. The moth has very large wings of , with a quarter-moon shaped spot on both the upper and lower ...

'' (Drury, 1773) *'' Samia fulva'' Jordan, 1911 *'' Samia insularis'' (Snellen von Vollenhoven, 1862) *'' Samia kohlli'' Naumann & Peigler, 2001 *'' Samia luzonica'' (Watson, 1914) *'' Samia naessigi'' Naumann & Peigler, 2001 *'' Samia naumanni'' U. Paukstadt, Peigler & L. Paukstadt, 1998 *'' Samia peigleri'' Naumann & Naessig, 1995 *'' Samia pryeri'' (Butler, 1878) *''

Samia ricini ''Samia ricini'', the eri silkmoth, is a species of insect, a member of the family Saturniidae which includes the giant silk moths. This moth is a domestic polyhybrid that has been bred for centuries due to the silk it makes. The name is based o ...

'' (Donovan, 1798) *'' Samia tetrica'' (Rebel, 1924) *'' Samia treadawayi'' Naumann, 1998 *'' Samia vandenberghi'' (Watson, 1915) *'' Samia wangi'' Naumann & Peigler, 2001 *'' Samia watsoni'' (Oberthuer, 1914) *'' Samia yayukae'' U. Paukstadt, Peigler & L. Paukstadt, 1993

References

Saturniinae Bombycoidea genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Saturniidae-stub