Zoological Survey of India, New Alipur, Kolkata- 700053
The present paper reports the Edward’s SilkmothArchaeoattacusedwardsii (White, 1859) in collection after a long span nearly two hundred years since collection of G.C. Dudgeon during 1800s from Sikkim. The study also confirms that this is first occurrence record of this species in Temi tea garden of Sikkim.