Category
page 1Saturniidae
Attacus atlas
species of insect
Saturniidae
Saturniidae, members of which are commonly named the saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor moths, royal moths, and giant silk moths (or wild silk moths).
Dryocampa rubicunda
species of insect
Saturniinae
The Saturniinae or saturniines are a subfamily of the family Saturniidae, also known as giant silkmoths. They are commonly known as emperor moths or wild silk moths. They are easily spotted by the eyespots on the upper surface of their wings. Some exhibit realistic eye-like markings, whilst others have adapted the eyespots to form crescent moon or angular shapes or have lost their wing scales to create transparent windows. They are medium to very large moths, with adult wingspans ranging from 7.5 to 15 cm, in some cases even more. They consist of some of the largest sized Lepidoptera, suc
Ceratocampinae
Ceratocampinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Saturniidae. Species can be found in the New World.
Opodiphthera
Opodiphthera is a genus of moths from the family Saturniidae that are endemic to Australia.
Coscinocera
Coscinocera is a genus of large moths from the family Saturniidae, that are found in Australasia. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879.
Hemileucinae
Hemileucinae is a subfamily of the family Saturniidae, including a number of taxa whose caterpillars have venomous urticating hairs.
Lonomia obliqua
species of Saturniid moths from South America
Rhodinia
Rhodinia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Otto Staudinger in 1892.
Attacus caesar
species of insect
Arsenurinae
Arsenurinae is a subfamily of the family Saturniidae.
Attacus dohertyi
species of insect
Oxyteninae
Oxyteninae is a subfamily of the family Saturniidae, until recently classified as a separate family, Oxytenidae. Its members are mostly from Central and South America.
Cercophaninae
Cercophaninae is a subfamily of the family Saturniidae, and was, until recently, treated as a separate family, Cercophanidae.
Attacus taprobanis
species of insect
Attacus wardi
species of insect
Attacus crameri
species of insect
Attacus aurantiacus
species of insect
Rhodinia fugax
species of insect
Automeris curvilinea
species of insect
Attacus erebus
species of insect
Agapema galbina
species of insect
Cerodirphia avenata
species of insect
Attacus lorquinii
species of insect
Lonomia achelous
species of insect
Hylesia nigricans
species of insect
Salassa thespis
species of insect
Rhodinia verecunda
species of moth
Attacus paukstadtorum
species of insect
Coloradia prchali
species of insect
Nudaurelia cytherea
species of insect
Bunaeopsis aurantiaca
species of insect
Atlas silk
wild silk fibre from the cocoons of the Atlas moth (Attacus atlas)
Tagoropsis monsarrati
species of insect
Agapema solita
species of insect
Syssphinx montana
species of moth
Syssphinx hubbardi
species of insect