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Saturniinae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Higher classification
  
Royal moths

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Scientific name
  
Saturniinae

Rank
  
Subfamily

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Lower classifications
  
Bunaea, Epiphora, Coscinocera hercules

The Saturniinae or saturniines are a subfamily of the Family Saturniidae. These are medium to very large-sized moths, with adult wingspans ranging from 7.5 to 15 cm, in some cases even more.

The more than 70 or so saturniine genera can be divided into four major and one minor (Micragonini) tribes for the most part. The genus Adafroptilum is at present of undetermined relationships.

Genera and selected species

Tribe Attacini

  • Archaeoattacus
  • Attacus
  • Attacus atlas – Atlas Moth
  • Callosamia
  • Callosamia angulifera – Tuliptree Silkmoth
  • Callosamia promethea – Promethea Silkmoth
  • Coscinocera
  • Coscinocera hercules – Hercules Moth
  • Epiphora
  • Eupackardia – Calleta Silkmoth
  • Hyalophora
  • Hyalophora euryalus – Ceanothus Silkmoth
  • Hyalophora cecropia – Cecropia Moth
  • Hyalophora columbia – Columbia Silkmoth
  • Hyalophora gloveri – Glover's Silkmoth
  • Rothschildia Grote, 1896
  • Rothschildia jacobaeae
  • Rothschildia maurus
  • Samia
  • Samia cynthia – Ailanthus Silkmoth

    • Tribe Bunaeini Packard, 1902

  • Athletes
  • Aurivillius
  • Bunaea
  • Bunaea alcinoe – Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth
  • Bunaeopsis
  • Cinabra
  • Cirina
  • Eochroa
  • Gonimbrasia
  • Gonimbrasia belina – Mopane Moth, Mopane Worm
  • Gynanisa
  • Heniocha
  • Imbrasia
  • Leucopteryx
  • Lobobunaea
  • Melanocera
  • Nudaurelia
  • Protogynanisa
  • Pseudimbrasia
  • Pseudobunaea
  • Rohaniella
  • Ubaena

    • Tribe Micragonini Cockerell in Packard, 1914

  • Carnegia
  • Decachorda
  • Goodia
  • Holocerina
  • Ludia
  • Micragone
  • Orthogonioptelum
  • Pseudoludia
  • Vegetia

    • Tribe Saturniini Boisduval, 1837

  • Actias – Asian-American moon moths
  • Agapema (sometimes included in Saturnia)
  • Antheraea – tussah moths
  • Antheraea polyphemus – Polyphemus Moth
  • Antheraeopsis
  • Argema – African moon moths
  • Argema mimosae – African Moon Moth
  • Argema mittrei – Comet Moth
  • Caligula (sometimes included in Saturnia or Rinaca)
  • Calosaturnia (sometimes included in Saturnia)
  • Ceranchia
  • Copaxa
  • Cricula
  • Eudia (mostly included in Saturnia)
  • Graellsia
  • Lemaireia
  • Loepa
  • Loepa katinka – Golden Emperor Moth
  • Loepantheraea
  • Neodiphthera
  • Neoris (mostly included in Saturnia)
  • Opodiphthera
  • Pararhodia
  • Perisomena (sometimes included in Saturnia)
  • Rhodinia
  • Rinaca
  • Saturnia – typical emperor moths
  • Saturnia zuleika
  • Solus
  • Syntherata

    • Tribe Urotini

  • Antherina
  • Antistathmoptera
  • Eosia
  • Eudaemonia
  • Maltagorea
  • Parusta
  • Pselaphelia
  • Pseudantheraea
  • Pseudaphelia
  • Sinobirma
  • Tagoropsis
  • Urota
  • Usta

    • Incertae sedis

  • Adafroptilum

    • References

    Saturniinae Wikipedia
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