- Saturniidae,
members of
which are
commonly named the
saturniids, is a
family of
Lepidoptera with an
estimated 2,300
described species. The
family contains...
- The
genus Lonomia is a moderate-sized
group of
fairly cryptic saturniid moths from
South America,
famous not for the adults, but for
their highly venomous...
- Saturniidae, is a
significant food
resource in
southern Africa.
Another saturniid used as food is the
cavorting emperor (Usta terpsic****). In one country...
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Attacus atlas, the
Atlas moth, is a
large saturniid moth
endemic to the
forests of Asia. The
species was
described by Carl
Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition...
-
Epiphora mythimnia, the
white ringed Atlas moth, is a
large saturniid moth
native to
Eastern Africa. The
species was
first described by John O. Westwood...
-
resulting in
aesthetic rather than
permanent damage. However, like all
other Saturniid moths, the
adult moths do not eat. The rosy
maple moth is the smallest...
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Endromidae (Kentish
glory and relatives)
Eupterotidae Phiditiidae Saturniidae (
saturniids)
Sphingidae (hawk moths,
sphinx moths and hornworms)
Noctuoidea Erebidae...
-
specific feeders,
rather than generalists.
Compared to
similarly sized saturniids,
sphingids eat soft
young leaves of host
plants with
small toxic molecules...
-
Actias is a
genus of
Saturniid moths,
which contains the Asian-American moon moths. Long
tails on
their hindwings are
among their distinctive traits....
-
Lonomia obliqua is a
species of
saturniid moth ("giant silk moth") from
South America. It is
famous for its
larval form,
rather than the
adult moth, primarily...
