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saturniid used as food is the
cavorting emperor (Usta terpsic****). In one
country alone, Congo, more than 30
species of
moth larvae are harvested. Some are sold...
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Saturnia pyri, the
giant pea****
moth,
great pea****
moth,
giant emperor moth or
Viennese emperor, is a
Saturniid moth which is
native to Europe. The species...
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Gonimbrasia belina is a
species of
emperor moth which is
native to the
warmer parts of
southern Africa. Its
large edible caterpillar,
known as the mopane...
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Saturnia pavonia, the
small emperor moth, is a
moth of the
family Saturniidae. It was
first described by Carl
Linnaeus in his 1758 10th
edition of Systema...
- also
known as
giant silkmoths. They are
commonly known as
emperor moths or wild silk
moths. They are
easily spotted by the
eyespots on the
upper surface...
- Schiffermüller, 1775) –
giant emperor moth,
Viennese emperor moth Saturnia spini (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) – sloe
emperor moth (sometimes in Eudia) Saturnia...
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largest species of
moths in the world.
Notable members include the
emperor moths,
royal moths, and
giant silk
moths (or wild silk
moths).
Adults are characterized...
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Opodiphthera eucalypti, the
emperor gum
moth, is a
species of
moth in the
family Saturniidae native to Australia. This
species was
formerly placed in the...
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Bunaea alcinoe, /bjuːˈniːə ælˈsɪnoʊiː/ the
cabbage tree
emperor moth, is an
African moth species belonging to the
family Saturniidae. It was
first described...
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Loepa katinka, the
golden emperor moth, is a
species of
moth belonging to the
genus Loepa of the
family Saturniidae. It is
found in
Southeast Asia and...
