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Tussar Moth

Antheraea mylitta

About

A large Indian silk moth with deep golden-brown wings and prominent eyespots bordered in black. It is one of the most commercially important wild silk moths in South Asia.

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Did You Know?

Tribal communities in central India have harvested its cocoons for tussar silk for over 4,000 years.