#family_Saturniidae__Saturniidae  important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known
  supertype:  arthropod_family__arthropodfamily  any of the arthropods
  member of:  order_Lepidoptera
  member:  saturniid_moth__saturniidmoth__saturniid  large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons
  member:  genus_Saturnia__Saturnia  type genus of the Saturniidae: emperor moth
     member:  emperor_moth__emperormoth__emperor__Saturnia_pavonia  large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings
  member:  genus_Eacles__Eacles  imperial moths
     member:  imperial_moth__Eacles_imperialis  large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees
  member:  giant_silkworm__giantsilkworm__silkworm__wild_wilkworm  larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
  member:  genus_Actias__Actias  luna moths
     member:  luna_moth__Luna_moth__Actias_luna  large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each fore wing
  member:  genus_Hyalophora__Hyalophora  American silkworm moth
  member:  genus_Samia__Samia  silkworm moths
     member:  cynthia_moth__cynthiamoth__Samia_cynthia__Samia_walkeri  large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus
     member:  ailanthus_silkworm__ailanthussilkworm__Samia_cynthia  large green silkworm of the cynthia moth
  member:  genus_Automeris__Automeris  io moth
     member:  io_moth__Automeris_io  large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines
  member:  genus_Antheraea__Antheraea  large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality
     member:  polyphemus_moth__Antheraea_polyphemus  very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade trees
     member:  pernyi_moth__Antheraea_pernyi  a Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk
     member:  tussah__tusseh__tussur__tussore__tusser__Antheraea_mylitta  oriental moth that produces brownish silk
  member:  genus_Atticus__Atticus  atlas moth
     member:  atlas_moth__atlasmoth__Atticus_atlas  giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk

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