Saturnia zuleika

Saturnia zuleika
Scientific classification
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) zuleika Hope, 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]

Description

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

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

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[:0-1] Naumann, Stefan; Nässig, Wolfgang. "Two species in Saturnia (Rinaca) zuleika Hope, 1843 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)" (PDF). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo.

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