Saturniinae
| Saturniinae | |
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| Female Columbia Silkmoth (Hyalophora columbia: Attacini) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Subfamily: | Saturniinae |
| Tribes | |
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Attacini | |
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
Callosamia angulifera caterpillar (Attacini)
A "mopane worm", the edible caterpillar of Gonimbrasia belina (Bunaeini)
Syntherata janetta of the Saturniini.
Eudaemonia brachyura (Urotini)
Tribe Attacini
- Archaeoattacus
- Attacus
- Callosamia
- Coscinocera
- Epiphora
- Eupackardia – Calleta Silkmoth
- Hyalophora
- Rothschildia Grote, 1896
- Samia
Tribe Bunaeini Packard, 1902
- Athletes
- Aurivillius
- Bunaea
- 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
Tribe Saturniini Boisduval, 1837
- Actias – Asian-American moon moths
- Agapema (sometimes included in Saturnia)
- Antheraea – tussah moths
- Antheraeopsis
- Argema – African moon moths
- Caligula (sometimes included in Saturnia or Rinaca)
- Calosaturnia (sometimes included in Saturnia)
- Ceranchia
- Copaxa
- Cricula
- Eudia (mostly included in Saturnia)
- Graellsia
- Lemaireia
- Loepa
- Loepantheraea
- Neodiphthera
- Neoris (mostly included in Saturnia)
- Opodiphthera
- Pararhodia
- Perisomena (sometimes included in Saturnia)
- Rhodinia
- Rinaca
- Saturnia – typical emperor moths
- Solus
- Syntherata
Tribe Urotini
- Antherina
- Antistathmoptera
- Eosia
- Eudaemonia
- Maltagorea
- Parusta
- Pselaphelia
- Pseudantheraea
- Pseudaphelia
- Sinobirma
- Tagoropsis
- Urota
- Usta
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