Samia canningi
| Samia canningi | |
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| Bottom: Samia canningi (female), top: Samia cynthia (female) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Euarthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Samia |
| Species: | S. canningi |
| Binomial name | |
| Samia canningi (Hutton, 1860) | |
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Samia canningi is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found in south-eastern Asia and China.
The wingspan is 100–140 mm.
The larvae mainly feed on Ailanthus altissima, Prunus laurocerasus, Ligustrum and Syringa species. Pupation takes place in a silken cocoon.
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