Saturniidae
Actias selene Hübner, 1806
Actias selene Hübner, 1806
Actias selene, the Indian moon moth, is a widespread Asian saturniid moth popular with amateur entomologists.
Actias sinensis Walker, 1855
Actias sinensis Walker, 1855
Actias sinensis, the golden moon moth, is a Saturniidae moth first described in 1855 and found across parts of East and Southeast Asia.
Actias truncatipennis Sonthonnax, 1899
Actias truncatipennis Sonthonnax, 1899
Actias truncatipennis, the Mexican Moon Moth, is an uncommon large saturniid moth found in high-elevation Mexican cloud forests.
Actias dubernardi Oberthür, 1897
Actias dubernardi Oberthür, 1897
Actias dubernardi, the Chinese moon moth, is a Saturniidae moth found in humid high-elevation Southeast Asian mountain forests.
Actias aliena Butler, 1879
Actias aliena Butler, 1879
Actias aliena is a large Japanese saturniid silk moth with a sequenced 15,243 bp mitochondrial genome.
Antheraea polyphemus Cramer, 1775
Antheraea polyphemus Cramer, 1775
The Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus) is a widespread North American giant silk moth named for its hindwing eyespots.
Antheraea oculea Neumoegen, 1883
Antheraea oculea Neumoegen, 1883
Antheraea oculea is a silkmoth species in Saturniidae, found in Central and North America, with Hodges number 7757.1.
Antheraea godmani Druce, 1892
Antheraea godmani Druce, 1892
Antheraea godmani is a Saturniidae moth, described 1892 by Druce, found ranging from Mexico to Colombia.
Antheraea assamensis Helfer, 1837
Antheraea assamensis Helfer, 1837
Antheraea assamensis is the muga silkworm, a Saturniidae moth that produces valued golden tussar silk native to India's Assam.
Antheraea yamamai Guérin-Méneville, 1861
Antheraea yamamai Guérin-Méneville, 1861
Antheraea yamamai, the Japanese silk moth, is a saturniid moth cultivated for rare strong natural silk for over 1000 years.
Antheraea paphia Linnaeus, 1758
Antheraea paphia Linnaeus, 1758
Antheraea paphia is a wild silkmoth species that produces tussar silk, with distinct morphological traits and known ecological threats.
Antheraea rosieri Toxopeus, 1940
Antheraea rosieri Toxopeus, 1940
Antheraea rosieri is a Saturniidae moth described in 1940, found in parts of Southeast Asia.
Antheraea larissa Westwood, 1847
Antheraea larissa Westwood, 1847
Antheraea larissa is a Sundaland Saturniidae silkworm moth whose larvae feed on endangered Shorea glauca.
Antheraea helferi Moore, 1858
Antheraea helferi Moore, 1858
Antheraea helferi is a moth in the Saturniidae family, found in north-eastern Himalaya and Sundaland.
Agapema homogena Dyar, 1908
Agapema homogena Dyar, 1908
Agapema homogena, the Rocky Mountain Agapema, is a giant silkmoth found in North and Central America.
Saturnia caecigena Kupido, 1825
Saturnia caecigena Kupido, 1825
Perisomena caecigena, the autumn emperor moth, is a Saturniidae moth found across parts of Europe, Western Asia and the Caucasus.
Saturnia pavonia Linnaeus, 1758
Saturnia pavonia Linnaeus, 1758
Saturnia pavonia is a moth species found across multiple habitats, most commonly heathland and moorland, with distinct male and female traits.
Saturnia pavoniella Scopoli, 1763
Saturnia pavoniella Scopoli, 1763
Saturnia pavoniella is a Saturniidae moth found across much of Europe and extending to Turkey and the Caucasus, with larvae feeding on many plant species.
Saturnia pyri (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775
Saturnia pyri (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775
Saturnia pyri, the giant peacock moth, is Europe's largest native saturniid moth ranging across Eurasia and North Africa.
Graellsia isabellae Graëlls, 1849
Graellsia isabellae Graëlls, 1849
Graellsia isabellae, the Spanish moon moth, is the only species in the monotypic silkmoth genus Graellsia, native to Spain and France.
Argema mimosae Boisduval, 1847
Argema mimosae Boisduval, 1847
Argema mimosae is a moth species native to southern African subtropical bushveld with distinct green winged adults.
Argema mittrei Guérin-Méneville, 1846
Argema mittrei Guérin-Méneville, 1846
Argema mittrei, the comet or Madagascan moon moth, is an endangered Madagascan moth bred in captivity with wing eyespots.
Syntherata janetta White, 1843
Syntherata janetta White, 1843
Syntherata janetta is a moth found in forested areas of New Guinea and eastern coastal Australia, with variable color and spiny green larvae.
Copaxa lavendera Westwood, 1853
Copaxa lavendera Westwood, 1853
Copaxa lavendera is a Saturniidae moth ranging from Mexico to Honduras, with a wingspan of around 110 mm.
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