(from the article `saturniid moth`) ...assama for muga silk; the Chinese oak silkworm, A. pernyi, for shantung silk; and the Indian moth, A. paphia, for tussah silk. A Southeast Asian ...
The Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas) is one of the largest of the Lepidoptera with a wing span of about 235 mm. The Atlas Moth is found in south India and on the islands of south-east Asia including Indonesia. The caterpillars feed mainly on plants of the family Simaroubaceae and Salicaceae.
[n] - giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia
Atticus atlas noun giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk