Taxonomy
Kingdom Animalia (16266)Phylum Arthropoda (14974)
Class Insecta (13230)
Order Lepidoptera (1826)
Family Saturniidae (8)
Genus Samia (1)
Species Samia cynthia
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Samia cynthia ✗
Species have not been checked by expert, presence of species in Georgia might not be certain
Scientific Name ID: 38598
Species: cynthia
Taxon Rank: Species
Scientific Name Authorship: (Drury, 1773)
GBD Remarks:
Reference of occurrence in Georgia: Zolotuhin V.V. & Didmanidze E.A. & Petrov.V.A. 2011. A List of Bombycidae, Endromididae, Saturniidae, Lemoniidae and Brahmaeidae (Lepidoptera) of Georgia and neighboring countries. Neue entomologische Nachrichten. 67: 63-72.
Species: cynthia
Taxon Rank: Species
Scientific Name Authorship: (Drury, 1773)
GBD Remarks:
This originally south-eastern Asiatic species was introduced in NW Georgia in ca. 1860 to obtain silk and established there a local population.
Reference of occurrence in Georgia: Zolotuhin V.V. & Didmanidze E.A. & Petrov.V.A. 2011. A List of Bombycidae, Endromididae, Saturniidae, Lemoniidae and Brahmaeidae (Lepidoptera) of Georgia and neighboring countries. Neue entomologische Nachrichten. 67: 63-72.
Georgian biodiversity database contains 11 occurrences of Samia cynthia
| Occurrence ID | Basis of Record | Locality | Recorded By | Decimal Latitude | Decimal Longitude |
| 7684 | Martvili | 42.42262 | 42.380646 | ||
| 7685 | Batumi | 41.616 | 41.636797 | ||
| 7686 | Nokalakevi | 42.358037 | 42.196941 | ||
| 7754 | Chokhatauri | 42.018144 | 42.235941 | ||
| 19922 | Kharagauli | 42.022192 | 43.193383 | ||
| 19973 | Ozurgeti | 41.920314 | 41.992705 | ||
| 20140 | Marelisi | 41.955903 | 43.272246 | ||
| 21202 | Gulripshi | 42.931409 | 41.10521 | ||
| 23024 | Jikhanjuri | 41.875274 | 41.854877 | ||
| 24048 | Khabume | 42.570833 | 42.146111 | ||
| 24050 | Baghdati | 42.067778 | 42.824722 |
Information from GBIF about Samia cynthia
GBIF scientific name: Samia cynthia Drury, 1773
GBIF taxonomic status: ACCEPTED
Conservation Status
This section is under construction
National Red List Status of Samia cynthia have not been evaluated
