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Saturniidae

Synonyms: Cercophanidae; Oxytenidae

Wikipedia Abstract

The family Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, by most measures include the largest species of moths. They are a family of Lepidoptera, with an estimated 2,300 described species worldwide. The Saturniidae include such Lepidoptera as the giant silkmoths, royal moths and emperor moths.
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Genus

Actias (Moth) (44)
Adafroptilum (31)
Adeloneivaia (39)
Adelowalkeria (15)
Adetomeris (2)
Adrougeriana (7)
Agapema (1)
Aglia (5)
Almeidaia (2)
Almeidella (3)
Ancistrota (1)
Anisota (Pink-striped oakworm) (15)
Antheraea (Polyphemus moth) (108)
Antherina (1)
Antistathmoptera (4)
Archaeoattacus (3)
Argema (Moth) (5)
Arias (1)
Athletes (6)
Attacus (Atlas moth) (21)
Aurivillius (20)
Auroraia (1)
Austrocaligula (5)
Austrolippa (2)
Automerella (4)
Automerina (14)
Automeris (Io moth) (318)
Automeropsis (1)
Basquiniana (1)
Bathyphlebia (7)
Bunaea (3)
Bunaeopsis (26)
Caio (7)
Callodirphia (1)
Callosamia (Prometheus moth) (3)
Campimoptilum (11)
Carnegia (1)
Catacantha (15)
Catharisa (1)
Ceranchia (1)
Ceratesa (1)
Cercophana (2)
Cerodirphia (67)
Ceropoda (1)
Chrysodesmia (1)
Cicia (6)
Cinabra (10)
Cinommata (1)
Cirina (2)
Citheronia (Regal moth/hickory horned devil) (40)
Citheronioides (2)
Citheronula (2)
Citioica (6)
Coloradia (Pandora moth) (24)
Copaxa (126)
Coscinocera (Hercules moth) (9)
Cricula (Moth) (49)
Cyrtogone (7)
Dacunju (1)
Decachorda (10)
Dirphia (99)
Dirphiella (4)
Dirphiopsis (30)
Dogoia (14)
Dryocampa (1)
Dysdaemonia (9)
Eacles (Imperial moth) (29)
Eochroa (1)
Eosia (3)
Epiphora (35)
Erythromeris (5)
Eubergia (8)
Eubergioides (1)
Eudaemonia (4)
Eudyaria (3)
Eupackardia (1)
Gamelia (79)
Gamelioides (14)
Giacomellia (4)
Gonimbrasia (61)
Goodia (6)
Graellsia (1)
Grammopelta (1)
Gynanisa (24)
Heliconisa (1)
Hemileuca (Buck moth) (33)
Heniocha (8)
Hidripa (9)
Hirpida (30)
Hispaniodirphia (2)
Holocerina (15)
Homoeopteryx (5)
Hyalophora (Crecopia moth) (6)
Hylesia (180)
Hylesiopsis (2)
Hyperchiria (39)
Hyperchirioides (2)
Hypermerina (3)
Imbrasia (7)
Ithomisa (4)
Jaiba (1)
Janiodes (78)
Kentroleuca (9)
Lemaireia (10)
Lemaireodirphia (10)
Leucanella (50)
Leucopteryx (3)
Lobobunaea (25)
Loepa (Moth) (53)
Lonomia (52)
Loxolomia (3)
Ludia (20)
Maltagorea (21)
Manodirphia (1)
Megaceresa (1)
Melanocera (8)
Meroleuca (60)
Mexicantha (2)
Micragone (27)
Microdulia (1)
Mielkesia (1)
Molippa (39)
Neocercophana (1)
Neodiphthera (39)
Neohomoeopteryx (1)
Neorcarnegia (2)
Nudaurelia (45)
Oiticella (3)
Opodiphthera (3)
Ormiscodes (15)
Orthogonioptilum (71)
Othorene (13)
Oxytenis (32)
Paradaemonia (21)
Paradirphia (40)
Pararhodia (6)
Parusta (2)
Periga (95)
Periphoba (35)
Polythysana (3)
Procitheronia (5)
Prohylesia (7)
Protogynanisa (2)
Pselaphelia (13)
Pseudantheraea (2)
Pseudaphelia (6)
Pseudautomeris (35)
Pseudimbrasia (1)
Pseudobunaea (31)
Pseudodirphia (101)
Pseudoludia (2)
Psilopygida (4)
Psilopygoides (1)
Ptiloscola (17)
Rachesa (14)
Rhescyntis (5)
Rhodinia (Moth) (13)
Rhodirphia (2)
Rinaca (3)
Rohaniella (1)
Rothschildia (53)
Salassa (33)
Samia (Cynthia moth) (24)
Saturnia (78)
Schausiella (19)
Scolesa (8)
Sinobirma (4)
Solus (6)
Sphingicampa (2)
Syntherata (39)
Syssphinx (48)
Tagoropsiella (10)
Tagoropsis (7)
Therinia (12)
Titaea (5)
Travassosula (4)
Ubaena (5)
Urota (10)
Usta (7)
Vegetia (4)
Winbrechlinia (4)
Xanthodirphia (2)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0