- Saturniidae,
members of
which are
commonly named the
saturniids, is a
family of
Lepidoptera with an
estimated 2,300
described species. The
family contains...
- The
genus Lonomia is a moderate-sized
group of
fairly cryptic saturniid moths from
South America,
famous not for the adults, but for
their highly venomous...
-
silkworm moth (a name also used for a wide
range of
other saturniid moths), is a
species of
saturniid moth from
South America. It is
famous for its larval...
- moth,
great pea**** moth,
giant emperor moth or
Viennese emperor, is a
Saturniid moth
which is
native to Europe. The
species was
first described by Michael...
- Saturniidae, is a
significant food
resource in
southern Africa.
Another saturniid used as food is the
cavorting emperor (Usta terpsic****). In one country...
-
Attacus atlas, the
Atlas moth, is a
large saturniid moth
endemic to the
forests of Asia. The
species was
described by Carl
Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition...
- captivity, this moth is much more
difficult to
breed than
other American saturniids such as
Hyalophora cecropia,
Callosamia promethea, or
Actias luna. Kept...
-
resulting in
aesthetic rather than
permanent damage. However, like all
other Saturniid moths, the
adult moths do not eat. The rosy
maple moth is the
second smallest...
-
Actias selene, the
Indian moon moth or
Indian luna moth, is a
species of
saturniid moth from Asia. It was
first described by
Jacob Hübner in 1807. This species...
-
specific feeders,
rather than generalists.
Compared to
similarly sized saturniids,
sphingids eat soft
young leaves of host
plants with
small toxic molecules...
