#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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