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Emperor and Giant Silk Moths
Saturniidae
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.
10 branches of this family, most-observed first
Emperor Moths
subfamilySaturniinae
Buck and Io Moths
subfamilyHemileucinae
Royal Moths
subfamilyCeratocampinae
Arsenurinae
subfamilyArsenurinae
Agliinae
subfamilyAgliinae
Oxyteninae
subfamilyOxyteninae
Cercophaninae
subfamilyCercophaninae
Salassinae
subfamilySalassinae
Hirpidinae
subfamilyHirpidinae
Chrysodesmia
genusChrysodesmia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Saturniidae in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47918.