''Callosamia'' is a genus of moths in the family
Saturniidae
Saturniidae, commonly known as 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 g ...
first described by Packard in 1864.
Species
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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 Illin ...
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(Walker, 1855)
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Callosamia promethea
''Callosamia promethea'', commonly known as the promethea silkmoth, is a member of the family Saturniidae, which contains approximately 1,300 species. It is also known as the spicebush silkmoth, which refers to is one of the promethea silkmoth's ...
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(Drury, 1773)
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Callosamia securifera
The sweetbay silkmoth (''Callosamia securifera'') is a saturniid in the genus '' Callosamia''. It was named after the host tree, ''Magnolia virginiana'' (sweetbay magnolia). The species was first described by Peter Maassen
Peter Maassen, also ...
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(Maassen, 1873)
References
Saturniinae
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