Samia cynthia

Ailanthus silkmoth
	Adult male and female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Saturniidae
Genus:	Samia
Species:	S. cynthia
Binomial name
	Samia cynthia; (Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
	Phalaena attacus cynthia Drury, 1773; Saturnia aylanti Motschulsky, 1858; Attacus walkeri Felder & Felder, 1862 (in part); Bombyx ailanthi Weil, 1863; Philosamia cynthia Grote, 1874; Philosamia cynthia Rothschild, 1895; Saturnia ailanti Fauvel, 1895; Attacus cynthia var. parisiensis Clément, 1899; Samia cynthia pryeri Jordan, 1911 (in part; misidentification); Philosamia cynthia advena Watson, 1912; Philosamia cynthia eulouvaina Watson, 1914;

Samia cynthia, the ailanthus silkmoth, is a saturniid moth, used to produce silk fabric but not as domesticated as the silkworm, Bombyx mori. The moth has very large wings of 113–125 mm (4.4–4.9 in), with a quarter-moon shaped spot on both the upper and lower wings, whitish and yellow stripes and brown background. There are eyespots on the outer forewings. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1773.

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