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''Saturnia'' is a
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of large silkmoths in the family
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 m ...
, which the German biologist
Franz von Paula Schrank Franz von Paula Schrank (21 August 1747, in Neuhaus am Inn, Vornbach – 22 December 1835) was a German priest, botanist and entomologist. Biography He was ordained as a priest in Vienna in 1784, gaining his doctorate in theology two years lat ...
first described in 1802. Its members are commonly named emperor moths, though this is also used for various close relatives in subfamily
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. S ...
. Most species are
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, but three, commonly called "saturnia moths", inhabit the
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of
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: ''S. mendocino'', ''S. walterorum'', and ''S. albofasciata''.


Species

The known species of ''Saturnia'' are: * '' Saturnia albofasciata'' (Johnson, 1938) – white-streaked saturnia (mostly in ''
Calosaturnia ''Calosaturnia'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Smith in 1886. The genus is sometimes included in ''Saturnia Saturnia () is a spa town in Tuscany in north-central Italy that has been inhabited since ancient time ...
'') * '' Saturnia atlantica'' Lucas, 1848 * ''
Saturnia bieti Saturnia () is a spa town in Tuscany in north-central Italy that has been inhabited since ancient times. It is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Manciano, in the province of Grosseto. Famous for the spa which gives it its name, its population i ...
'' Oberthür, 1886 * '' Saturnia cameronensis'' Lemaire, 1979 * '' Saturnia centralis'' Naumann & Loeffler, 2005 * '' Saturnia cephalariae'' (Romanoff, 1885) (sometimes in ''Eudia'') * '' Saturnia cidosa'' Moore, 1865 * ''
Saturnia cognata Saturnia () is a spa town in Tuscany in north-central Italy that has been inhabited since ancient times. It is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Manciano, in the province of Grosseto. Famous for the spa which gives it its name, its population ...
'' Jordan in Seitz, 1911 * '' Saturnia koreanis'' Brechlin, 2009 * '' Saturnia luctifera'' Jordan in Seitz, 1911 * '' Saturnia mendocino'' Behrens, 1876 – Mendocino saturnia (mostly in ''
Calosaturnia ''Calosaturnia'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Smith in 1886. The genus is sometimes included in ''Saturnia Saturnia () is a spa town in Tuscany in north-central Italy that has been inhabited since ancient time ...
'') * ''
Saturnia pavonia ''Saturnia pavonia'', the small emperor moth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. Sometimes, the junior homonym, incorrec ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – small emperor moth (sometimes in ''Eudia'') * ''
Saturnia pavoniella ''Saturnia pavoniella'' is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found in the alpine regions of Austria, Italy (including Sicily) and the Czech Republic across south-eastern Europe to northern Turkey and the Caucasus. It is possibly also presen ...
'' (Scopoli, 1763) (sometimes in ''Eudia'') * ''
Saturnia pinratanai Saturnia () is a spa town in Tuscany in north-central Italy that has been inhabited since ancient times. It is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Manciano, in the province of Grosseto. Famous for the spa which gives it its name, its population ...
'' Lampe, 1989 * ''
Saturnia pyri ''Saturnia pyri'', the giant peacock moth, great peacock moth, giant emperor moth or Viennese emperor, is a Saturniid moth which is native to Europe. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is the l ...
'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – giant emperor moth, Viennese emperor moth * ''
Saturnia spini ''Saturnia spini'', the sloe emperor moth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found from eastern Austria and Poland across eastern and south-eastern Europe ...
'' (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) – sloe emperor moth (sometimes in ''Eudia'') * ''
Saturnia taibaishanis Saturnia () is a spa town in Tuscany in north-central Italy that has been inhabited since ancient times. It is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Manciano, in the province of Grosseto. Famous for the spa which gives it its name, its population ...
'' Brechlin, 2009 * ''
Saturnia walterorum ''Saturnia walterorum'', or Walter's saturnia moth, is a species of silkmoth in the family Saturniidae Saturniidae, members of which are commonly named the saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The ...
'' Hogue & Johnson, 1958 – Walter's saturnia (mostly in ''
Calosaturnia ''Calosaturnia'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Smith in 1886. The genus is sometimes included in ''Saturnia Saturnia () is a spa town in Tuscany in north-central Italy that has been inhabited since ancient time ...
'') * ''
Saturnia zuleika ''Saturnia zuleika'' (commonly referred to as ''Neoris zuleika'') is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found in India and West Bengal within the Himalayan Mountains, usually at elevations from 600 m - 3200 m. Description ''Saturnia zul ...
'' Hope, 1843 Formerly placed here was the
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ian ''
Arsenura pandora ''Arsenura pandora'' is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is known from Brazil. One of ''Arsenura pandora's'' close relatives is '' Arsenura armida,'' which is also found in Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is t ...
''. Whether the autumn emperor moth ('' Perisomena caecigena''), here separated in a
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genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
, is not actually better included in ''Saturnia'' needs to be determined; the same goes for the genus '' Neoris''.


References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saturnia (Moth) Bombycoidea genera Taxa named by Franz von Paula Schrank