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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 giant silk moths. Adults are characterized by large, lobed wings, heavy bodies covered in hair-like scales, and reduced mouthparts. They lack a frenulum, but the hindwings overlap the forewings to produce the effect of an unbroken wing surface.Tuskes PM, Tuttle JP, Collins MM (1996)''The Wild Silk Moths of North America: A Natural History of the Saturniidae of the United States and Canada''. Pages 182-184.Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York. Saturniids are sometimes brightly colored and often have translucent eyespots or "windows" on their wings. Sexual dimorphism varies by species, but males can generally be distinguished by their larger, broader antennae. Most adults possess wingspans between 1-6 in (2.5–15 cm), but so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agliinae
''Aglia'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Ochsenheimer in 1810. It is the only genus in the subfamily Agliinae. Species *''Aglia tau'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Aglia ingens'' Naumann, 2003 *''Aglia japonica'' Leech, 1889 *''Aglia homora'' Jordan (in Seitz), 1911 *''Aglia sinjaevi'' Brechlin, 2015Brechlin R. (2015). "Two new species in the genus ''Aglia'' Ochsenheimer, 1810 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae; Agliinae)". ''Entomo-Satsphingia''. 8(1): 20-25. *''Aglia spaniolissima'' Gómez-Bustillo, 1980 *''Aglia vanschaycki ''Aglia'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Ochsenheimer in 1810. It is the only genus in the subfamily Agliinae. Species *''Aglia tau'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Aglia ingens'' Naumann, 2003 *''Aglia japonica'' Leech, ...'' Brechlin, 2015 References Agliinae Moth genera {{Saturniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cercophaninae
Cercophaninae is a subfamily of 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 ..., and was, until recently, treated as a separate family, Cercophanidae. This subfamily contains the following genera: *'' Cercophana'' C. Felder, 1862 *'' Janiodes'' Jordan, 1924 *'' Microdulia'' Jordan, 1924 *'' Neocercophana'' Izquierdo, 1895 References Saturniidae {{Saturniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salassinae
''Salassa'' 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 .... It is the only genus in the subfamily Salassinae. Species References {{Saturniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attacus Atlas
''Attacus atlas'', the Atlas moth, is a large saturniid moth endemic to the forests of Asia. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. Description The Atlas moth is one of the largest lepidopterans, with a wingspan measuring up to and a wing surface area of about 160 cm2 (≈25 in2). It is only surpassed in wingspan by the white witch (''Thysania agrippina'') and '' Attacus caesar'', and in wing surface area by the Hercules moth (''Coscinocera hercules''). As in most Lepidoptera, females are noticeably larger and heavier than males, while males have broader antennae. The body is disproportionately small compared to the wings. The upperside of the wings are reddish brown with a pattern of black, white, pink, and purple lines and triangular, scale-less windows bordered in black. The undersides of the wings are paler. Both forewings have a prominent extension at the tip, with markings that resemble the head of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturniinae
The Saturniinae or saturniines are a subfamily of the family Saturniidae. 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. Some exhibit realistic eye-like markings, whilst others have adapted the eyespots to form crescent moon or angular shapes or have lost their wing scales to create transparent windows. They are medium to very large moths, with adult wingspans ranging from 7.5 to 15 cm, in some cases even more. They consist of some of the largest sized Lepidoptera, such as the luna moth, atlas moth, and many more. The Saturniinae is an important source of wild silk and human food in many different cultures. The saturniine genera, approximately 169 in number, are divided into four major and one minor ( Micragonini) tribes. The genus '' Adafroptilum'' presently consists of a group of species with undetermined relationships. Adults in the Saturniinae typically live about 5–12 days ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxyteninae
Oxyteninae is a subfamily of 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 ..., until recently classified as a separate family, Oxytenidae. Its members are mostly from Central and South America. Genera This subfamily contains the following genera: *'' Oxytenis'' *'' Homoeopteryx'' *'' Therinia'' Syns: *'' Asthenidia'' *'' Eusyssaura'' *'' Lycabis'' *'' Teratopteris'' References Saturniidae {{Saturniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arsenurinae
Arsenurinae is a subfamily of 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 .... This subfamily contains the following genera: *'' Almeidaia'' Travassos, 1937 *'' Arsenura'' Duncan Westwood 1841 *'' Caio'' Travassos & Noronha, 1968 *'' Copiopteryx'' Duncan Westwood 1841 *'' Dysdaemonia'' Hübner, 1819 *'' Grammopelta'' Rothschild, 1907 *'' Loxolomia'' Maassen, 1869 *'' Paradaemonia'' Bouvier, 1925 *'' Rhescyntis'' Hübner, 1819 *'' Titaea'' Hübner, 1823 References Saturniidae {{Saturniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceratocampinae
Ceratocampinae is a subfamily of 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 .... This subfamily contains the following genera: *'' Adeloneivaia'' Travassos, 1940 *'' Adelowalkeria'' Travassos, 1941 *'' Almeidella'' Oiticica, 1946 *'' Anisota'' Hübner, 1820 *'' Bathyphlebia'' Felder, 1874 *'' Ceratesa'' Michener, 1949 *'' Ceropoda'' Michener, 1949 *'' Cicia'' Oiticica, 1964 *'' Citheronia'' Hübner, 1819 *'' Citheronioides'' Lemaire, 1988 *'' Citheronula'' Michener, 1949 *'' Citioica'' Travassos & Noronha, 1965 *'' Dacunju'' Travassos & Noronha, 1965 *'' Dryocampa'' Harris, 1833 *'' Eacles'' Hübner, 1819 *'' Giacomellia'' Bouvier, 1930 *'' Jaiba'' Lemaire, Tangerini & Mielke, 1999 *'' Megaceresa'' Michener, 1949 *'' Mielkesia'' Lemaire, 1988 *'' Neorca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemileucinae
Hemileucinae is a subfamily of the family Saturniidae. It is also known as venomous caterpillars. This subfamily contains the following genera: *'' Adetomeris'' Michener, 1949 *'' Ancistrota'' Hübner, 1819 *''Arias'' Lemaire, 1995 *'' Automerella'' Michener, 1949 *'' Automerina'' Michener, 1949 *''Automeris'' Hübner, 1819 *'' Automeropsis'' Lemaire, 1969 *'' Callodirphia'' Michener, 1949 *'' Catacantha'' Bouvier, 1930 *'' Catharisa'' Jordan, 1911 *'' Cerodirphia'' Michener, 1949 *'' Cinommata'' Butler, 1882 *'' Coloradia'' Blake, 1863 *'' Dihirpa'' Draudt, 1929 *''Dirphia'' Hübner, 1819 *'' Dirphiella'' Michener, 1949 *'' Dirphiopsis'' Bouvier, 1928 *''Erythromeris'' Lemaire, 1969 *'' Eubergia'' Bouvier, 1929 *'' Eubergioides'' Michener, 1949 *'' Eudyaria'' Dyar, 1898 *''Gamelia'' Hübner, 1819 *'' Gamelioides'' Lemaire, 1988 *''Heliconisa'' Walker, 1855 *''Hemileuca'' Walker, 1855 *''Hidripa'' Draudt, 1929 *''Hirpida'' Draudt, 1929 *''Hispaniodirphia'' Lemaire, 1999 *''Hyle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturnia (moth)
''Saturnia'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Franz Paula von Schrank in 1802. They are large moths, commonly called emperor moths though this is also used for various close relatives in subfamily Saturniinae. Most are Palearctic, but three species (''S. mendocino'', ''S. walterorum'' and ''S. albofasciata'', commonly known as saturnia moths) occur in the chaparral of California. Species The known species of ''Saturnia'' are: * '' Saturnia albofasciata'' (Johnson, 1938) – white-streaked saturnia (mostly in '' Calosaturnia'') * '' Saturnia atlantica'' Lucas, 1848 * '' Saturnia bieti'' Oberthür, 1886 * '' Saturnia cameronensis'' Lemaire, 1979 * '' Saturnia centralis'' Naumann & Loeffler, 2005 * '' Saturnia cephalariae'' (Romanoff, 1885) (sometimes in ''Eudia'') * '' Saturnia cidosa'' Moore, 1865 * '' Saturnia cognata'' Jordan in Seitz, 1911 * '' Saturnia koreanis'' Brechlin, 2009 * '' Saturnia luctifera'' Jordan in Seitz, 1911 * '' Saturnia m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species. Differences between butterflies and moths While the butterflies form a monophyletic group, the moths, comprising the rest of the Lepidoptera, do not. Many attempts have been made to group the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera into natural groups, most of which fail because one of the two groups is not monophyletic: Microlepidoptera and Macrolepidoptera, Heterocera and Rhopalocera, Jugatae and Frenatae, Monotrysia and Ditrysia.Scoble, MJ 1995. The Lepidoptera: Form, function and diversity. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press; 404 p. Although the rules for distinguishing moths from butterflies are not well establishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Peacock Moth
''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 largest European moth, with a wingspan reaching . The giant peacock moth has a range that includes the Iberian Peninsula, southern France, northern Hungary, central and southern Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, southern and eastern Bulgaria, southern Greece southern Turkey, south Kyrgyzstan, western Syria, Lebanon, north Israel, southern Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, North Macedonia and Italy and extends into Siberia and north Africa. It is absent from the UK, though a small handful of individuals have been recorded, likely of captive origin. Additional images Saturnia pyri Hatching.JPG, Hatching, with the egg still attached - on an almond leaf Saturnia_pyri_01.jpg, Caterpillar Saturnia pyri caterpill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
