Cricula trifenestrata

TaxID: 1017259

Basic Information

Cricula trifenestrata

Cricula Silkmoth

Cricula trifenestrata, the cricula silkmoth, is a species of wild silk moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found from India to the Philippines, Sulawesi, Java, and Sri Lanka.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Saturniidae

Cricula

trifenestrata

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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Morphological Features

Fifth instar larva: body black with varying shades of orange to crimson–red transverse stripes and small yellow dorsal spots. Scoli and fluorescence hair warts present. Sexual dimorphism evident in external morphology.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Larva Source Type: Scholarly article
Citation:

Kanitsara Magnussen, Motoyuki Sumida, Anongrit Kangrang, Fritz Vollrath. 2025. External Morphology, Defensive Adaptations, Aposematic Coloration, and Sexual Dimorphism of the Fifth Instar Larva of Cricula Silkmoth, Cricula trifenestrata Helfer (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) from Thailand. Insects

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (6 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Costa Rica Absent —
Dominican Republic Quarantine pests —
Guatemala Absent —
Japan Quarantine pests —
Sri Lanka Quarantine pests —
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (11 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

11
Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Bhutan Present —
Cambodia Present —
China Present —
Indonesia Present —
India Present —
Myanmar Present —
Malaysia Present —
Nepal Present —
Philippines Present —
Thailand Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature