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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, such as the luna moth, atlas moth, and many more. The Saturniinae is an important source of wild silk and human food in many different cultures. The saturniine genera, approximately 169 in number, are divided into four major and one minor ( Micragonini) tribes. The genus '' Adafroptilum'' presently consists of a group of species with undetermined relationships. Adults in the Saturniinae typ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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). Adults are characterized by large, lobed wings, heavy bodies covered in hair-like scales, and reduced mouthparts. They lack a frenulum, but the hindwings overlap the forewings to produce the effect of an unbroken wing surface. Saturniids are sometimes brightly colored and often have translucent eyespots or "windows" on their wings. Sexual dimorphism varies by species, but males can generally be distinguished by their larger, broader antennae. Most adults have wingspans between , but some tropical species such as the Atlas moth (''Attacus atlas'') may have wingspans up to . Together with certain Noctuidae, Saturniidae contains the largest Lepidoptera and some of the larges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epiphora (moth)
''Epiphora'' is a genus of large moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was first described by Wallengren in 1860. They are native to Sub-Saharan Africa. ''Epiphora mythimnia'' (Westwood, 1849) Species *'' Epiphora aequatorialis'' (Testout, 1935) *'' Epiphora albida'' (Druce, 1886) *'' Epiphora antinorii'' (Oberthuer, 1880) *'' Epiphora atbarina'' (Butler, 1877) *'' Epiphora bauhiniae'' (Guerin-Meneville, 1829) *'' Epiphora bedoci'' (Bouvier, 1929) *'' Epiphora berliozi'' (Rougeot, 1948) *'' Epiphora boolana'' (Strand, 1909) *'' Epiphora boursini'' Testout, 1935 *'' Epiphora bouvieri'' Testout, 1935 *'' Epiphora brunnea'' (Bouvier, 1930) *'' Epiphora cadioui'' Bouyer, 2008 *'' Epiphora congolana'' (Bouvier, 1929) *'' Epiphora conjuncta'' (Bouvier, 1930) *'' Epiphora cordieri'' (Bouvier, 1928) *'' Epiphora cotei'' (Testout, 1935) *'' Epiphora damarensis'' Schultze, 1913 *'' Epiphora elianae'' Rougeot, 1974 *'' Epiphora feae'' Aurivillius, 1910 *'' Epiphora fournierae'' (Le Mou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luna Moth
The luna moth (''Actias luna''), also called the American moon moth, is a Nearctic moth in the family Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae, a group commonly named the giant silk moths. The moth has lime-green wings and a white body. Its caterpillars are also green. Its typical wingspan is roughly , but wingspans can exceed , ranking the species as one of the larger moths in North America. Across Canada, it has one generation per year, with the winged adults appearing in late May or early June, whereas farther south it will have two or even three generations per year, the first appearance as early as March in southern parts of the United States. As defense mechanisms, larvae emit clicks as a warning and can also regurgitate intestinal contents, confirmed as having a deterrent effect on a variety of predators. The elongated tails of the hindwings are thought to confuse the echolocation detection used by predatory bats. A parasitoid fly deliberately introduced to North A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archaeoattacus
''Archaeoattacus'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Saturniidae and subfamily Saturniinae. The species of this genus are present in the Himalayas, Sundaland and Peninsular Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia, historically known as Malaya and also known as West Malaysia or the Malaysian Peninsula, is the western part of Malaysia that comprises the southern part of the Malay Peninsula on Mainland Southeast Asia and the list of isla .... The genus was first described by Watson in 1914. List of species This genus has just two species: * '' Archaeoattacus staudingeri'' (Rothschild, 1895) * '' Archaeoattacus edwardsii'' (White, 1859) References *"''Archaeoattacus'' Watson, 1914" ''BioLib.cz''. Retrieved November 10, 2018. Saturniinae Bombycoidea genera {{Saturniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eupackardia
''Eupackardia'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Saturniidae erected by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1912. Its only species, ''Eupackardia calleta'', the calleta silkmoth, was described by John O. Westwood in 1853. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, as well as in the states such as; Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. The wingspan is normally , however, some specimens have been reported to exceed 5 inches. The larvae mainly feed on ''Fraxinus'' species, ''Leucophyllum frutescens'', ''Sapium biloculare'' and ''Fouquieria splendens''. Description The adult calleta silkmoth has a black body with a red collar and red on the back of the thorax. The wings, which normally span 8-11 centimetres, are black with conspicuous white post-median lines which happen to be wider in females. They can also have large triangular white spots on their wings however, some may not. Caterpillars or larvae are normally bright green in colour with white stripes as well as have black scoli sets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adafroptilum
''Adafroptilum'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Philippe Darge in 2004. Species *''Adafroptilum acuminatum'' (Darge, 2003) *'' Adafroptilum acutum'' (Darge, Naumann & Brosch, 2003) *''Adafroptilum austriorientale'' Darge, 2008 *'' Adafroptilum bellum'' (Darge, Naumann & Brosch, 2003) *'' Adafroptilum coloratum'' (Darge, Naumann & Brosch, 2003) *'' Adafroptilum convictum'' Darge, 2007 *'' Adafroptilum hausmanni'' Darge, 2007 *'' Adafroptilum incanum'' (Sonthonnax, 1899) *'' Adafroptilum indivisum'' (Darge, 2003) *'' Adafroptilum kitongaensis'' Darge, 2006 *''Adafroptilum lejorai'' Darge, 2005 *'' Adafroptilum mikessensis'' Darge, 2007 *''Adafroptilum occidaneum'' Darge, 2008 *'' Adafroptilum permixtum'' (Darge, 2003) *''Adafroptilum quinquevitreatum'' Darge, 2005 *''Adafroptilum rotundum'' (Darge, 2003) *''Adafroptilum rougerii'' Darge, 2006 *''Adafroptilum scheveni'' (Darge, 2003) *''Adafroptilum schmiti'' Darge, 2005 *''Adafroptilum septiguttata' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attacus
''Attacus'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was named by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. ''Encyclopedia of Life''. The genus contains the (''Attacus atlas''), and '''', the second and third largest known moths (in terms of wingspan), though different sources treat one or the other as slightly larger. Both are outclassed by the largest, (in terms of wingspan) moths, '''', als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callosamia
''Callosamia'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Packard in 1864. Species *'' Callosamia angulifera'' (Walker, 1855) *''Callosamia promethea ''Callosamia promethea'', commonly known as the promethea silkmoth, is a member of the family Saturniidae, which contains approximately 2,300 species. It is also known as the spicebush silkmoth, which refers to one of the promethea silkmoth's com ...'' (Drury, 1773) *'' Callosamia securifera'' (Maassen, 1873) References Saturniinae Bombycoidea genera {{Saturniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletes (moth)
''Athletes'' is a genus of moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...s in the family Saturniidae first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1896. Species *'' Athletes albicans'' Rougeot, 1955 *'' Athletes ethra'' (Westwood, 1849) *'' Athletes gigas'' (Sonthonnax, 1902) *'' Athletes nyanzae'' Rebel, 1904 *'' Athletes semialba'' (Sonthonnax, 1904) References Saturniinae Bombycoidea genera Taxa named by Ferdinand Karsch {{Saturniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coscinocera
''Coscinocera'' is a genus of large moths from the family (biology), family Saturniidae, that are found in Australasia. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879. The genus contains ''Coscinocera hercules'', the largest moth in Australia, and the insect with the largest wing surface area.Rainier Flindt. 2006. Amazing Numbers in Biology. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. Species *''Coscinocera amputata'' Niepelt, 1936 *''Coscinocera anteus'' Bouvier, 1927 *''Coscinocera brachyura'' Biedermann, 1932 *''Coscinocera butleri'' Rothschild, 1895 *''Coscinocera eurystheus'' Rothschild, 1898 *''Coscinocera heraclides'' Joicey & Talbot, 1916 *''Coscinocera hercules'' (Miskin, 1876) *''Coscinocera heros'' Rothschild, 1899 *''Coscinocera joiceyi'' Bouvier, 1927 *''Coscinocera omphale'' Butler, 1879 *''Coscinocera rothschildi'' Le Moult, 1933 *''Coscinocera titanus'' Niepelt, 1916 References External links Encyclopedia of Life Saturniidae Bombycoidea genera Taxa named by Arth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callosamia Angulifera
''Callosamia angulifera'', the tuliptree silkmoth or giant silkmoth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found in North America from Massachusetts east through central New York, southern Ontario, and southern Michigan to central Illinois, south to the Florida panhandle and Mississippi. The wingspan is 80–110 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from June to August in the north and two generations with adults on wing from March to April and again in August in the south. The larvae feed on ''Liriodendron tulipifera ''Liriodendron tulipifera''—known as the tulip tree, American tulip tree, tulipwood, tuliptree, tulip poplar, whitewood, fiddletree, lynn-tree, hickory-poplar, and yellow-poplar—is the North American representative of the two-species genus ...''. Adults do not feed. External links *''Silkmoths'' Saturniinae Moths of North America Moths described in 1855 {{Saturniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyalophora
''Hyalophora'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841. Species *''Hyalophora cecropia'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – cecropia moth *'' Hyalophora columbia'' (S.I. Smith, 1865) – Columbia silkmoth or larch silkmoth *''Hyalophora euryalus'' (Boisduval, 1855) – ceanothus silkmoth *'' Hyalophora gloveri'' Strecker, 1872 – Glover's silkmoth *''Hyalophora leonis ''Hyalophora'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan (zoologist), James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841. Species *''Hyalophora cecropia'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – cecropia moth *''Hyalophora columbi ...'' (Naumann, Nassig & Nogueira, 2014) *'' Hyalophora mexicana'' (Nässig, Nogueira G. & Naumann, 2014) References Saturniinae Bombycoidea genera Taxa named by John O. Westwood {{Saturniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
