Saturniinae

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Actias is a genus of Saturniid moths, which contains the Asian-American moon moths. Long tails on their hindwings are among their distinctive traits. Other moths with similar appearance are Copiopteryx, Argema and Eudaemonia.

Attacus is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was named by Carl Linnaeus in his 1767 12th edition of Systema Naturae.

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Eupackardia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Saturniidae erected by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1912. Its only species, Eupackardia calleta, the calleta silkmoth, was described by John O. Westwood in 1853. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, as well as in the states such as; Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.

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The Saturniinae or saturniines are a subfamily of the family Saturniidae, 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 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, suc

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Loepa is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae.

Syntherata is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Peter Maassen in 1873.

Hyalophora is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.

Archaeoattacus is a genus of moths belonging to the family Saturniidae and subfamily Saturniinae. The species of this genus are present in the Himalayas, Sundaland and Peninsular Malaysia. The genus was first described by Watson in 1914.

Copaxa is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.

Heniocha is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.

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Agapema is a genus of moths allied to Saturnia, in the family Saturniidae. The genus was first described by Berthold Neumoegen and Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1894.

Gonimbrasia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878.

Callosamia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1864.

Cricula is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.

Perisomena is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae.

Imbrasia is a genus of moths belonging to the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species of this genus are present in the tropical Africa.

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Bunaea is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. They don't spin a cocoon.

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Eosia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Ferdinand Le Cerf in 1911.

Lemaireia is a genus of moths from the family Saturniidae, commonly known as moon moths.

Pseudantheraea is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Weymer in 1892.

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Cirina is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae.

Urota is a monotypic moth genus in the family Saturniidae erected by John O. Westwood in 1849. Its single species, Urota sinope, was described by the same author in the same year. It was described from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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Decachorda is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1898.

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Parusta is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Rothschild in 1907.

Micragone is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.

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Bunaeopsis is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Eugène Louis Bouvier in 1927.

Rohaniella is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Eugène Louis Bouvier in 1927.

Pseudaphelia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by William Forsell Kirby in 1892.

Vegetia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Karl Jordan in 1922.

Pselaphelia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1904.

Ubaena is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1900.

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Pararhodia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1914.

Gynanisa is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.

Cinabra is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Léon Sonthonnax in 1901.

Lobobunaea is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Packard in 1901.

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Leucopteryx is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Packard in 1901.

Neodiphthera is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. It was described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1982.

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Sinobirma is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Felix Bryk in 1944.