Antheraea frithi

Description

Antheraea frithi is a moth of the family Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae The scientific name of the species was first validly published by Moore in 1859. Antheraea is a moth genus belonging to the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Several species of this genus have caterpillars which produce wild silk of commercial importance. Commonly called "tussar silk", the moths are named tussar moths after the fabric.