Saturniidae
Sign in to saveSaturniidae, members of which are commonly named the 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 (or wild silk moths).
Species
KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderNuculanida
- FamilySaturniidae
ヤママユガ科（ヤママユガか、学名：Saturniidae）は、チョウ目に分類されるガの一群。 現在生息するチョウ目最大級のガを含む。全世界に2300種の記載種が分布すると推測される。 成虫は大型で、太い体と小さい頭部、羽毛のような鱗粉、膨らみのある翅を持つ。口器が退化しており、羽化後は生殖のためだけに飲まず食わずで活動する。種によって差はあるが、オスは触角が葉脈状に広がっており、メスの放つ性フェロモンを検知する。いくつかの種は翅に極彩色や半透明の目玉のように見える文様がある。多くの種は開翅長2.5－15センチ程度だが、熱帯に生息するアトラスガ類は30センチに達する。
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- Bombycoidea
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- Importance to humans
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Saturniidae, members of which are commonly named the 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 (or wild 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. 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.