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''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 gi ...
first described by Packard in 1864.


Species

*'' Callosamia angulifera'' (Walker, 1855) *''
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 ...
'' (Drury, 1773) *'' Callosamia securifera'' (Maassen, 1873)


References

Saturniinae {{Saturniidae-stub