Syntherata janetta

Syntherata janetta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Syntherata
Species: S. janetta
Binomial name
Syntherata janetta
(White, 1843)
Synonyms
  • Saturnia janetta White, 1843
  • Antheraea janetta (White, 1843)
  • Saturnia melvilla Westwood, 1854
  • Antheraea purpurascens Walker, 1865
  • Saturnia purpurascens (Walker, 1865)
  • Synthera brunnea Eckerlein, 1935
  • Antheraea insignis Walker, 1869
  • Antheraea disjuncta Walker, 1865
  • Syntherata weymeri Maasen in Maasen & Weymer, 1873
  • Syntherata godeffroyi aliena Niepelt, 1934
  • Syntherata aliena Schüssler, 1934
  • Syntherata godeffroyi olivacea Niepelt, 1934
  • Syntherata olivescens Schüssler, 1934
  • Syntherata sonthonnaxi Schüssler, 1934

Syntherata janetta is a moth of the Saturniidae family. In the east it is found in New Guinea and in the northern half of Australia, as far south as Newcastle

The wingspan is about 120-140 mm.

The larvae feed on various plants, including Euodia elleryana, Geijera salicifolia, Glochidion ferdinandi, Petalostigma quadriloculare, Aegiceras, Ceriops, Timonius rumphii and Podocarpus spinulosus.

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