Saturniinae

Saturniinae
Female Columbia Silkmoth (Hyalophora columbia: Attacini)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Saturniidae
Subfamily:	Saturniinae
Tribes
Attacini Bunaeini Micragonini Saturniini Urotini and see text

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
  • Attacus atlas – Atlas Moth
• Callosamia
  • Callosamia angulifera – Tuliptree Silkmoth
  • Callosamia promethea – Promethea Silkmoth
• Coscinocera
  • Coscinocera hercules – Hercules Moth
• Epiphora
• Eupackardia – Calleta Silkmoth
• Hyalophora
  • Hyalophora euryalus – Ceanothus Silkmoth
  • Hyalophora cecropia – Cecropia Moth
  • Hyalophora columbia – Columbia Silkmoth
  • Hyalophora gloveri – Glover's Silkmoth
• Rothschildia Grote, 1896
  • Rothschildia jacobaeae
  • Rothschildia maurus
• Samia
  • Samia cynthia – Ailanthus Silkmoth

Tribe Bunaeini Packard, 1902

• Athletes
• Aurivillius
• Bunaea
  • Bunaea alcinoe – Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth
• 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

• Carnegia
• Decachorda
• Goodia
• Holocerina
• Ludia
• Micragone
• Orthogonioptelum
• Pseudoludia
• Vegetia

Tribe Saturniini Boisduval, 1837

• Actias – Asian-American moon moths
• Agapema (sometimes included in Saturnia)
• Antheraea – tussah moths
  • Antheraea polyphemus – Polyphemus Moth
• Antheraeopsis
• Argema – African moon moths
  • Argema mimosae – African Moon Moth
  • Argema mittrei – Comet Moth
• Caligula (sometimes included in Saturnia or Rinaca)
• Calosaturnia (sometimes included in Saturnia)
• Ceranchia
• Copaxa
• Cricula
• Eudia (mostly included in Saturnia)
• Graellsia
• Lemaireia
• Loepa
  • Loepa katinka – Golden Emperor Moth
• Loepantheraea
• Neodiphthera
• Neoris (mostly included in Saturnia)
• Opodiphthera
• Pararhodia
• Perisomena (sometimes included in Saturnia)
• Rhodinia
• Rinaca
• Saturnia – typical emperor moths
  • Saturnia zuleika
• Solus
• Syntherata

Tribe Urotini

• Antherina
• Antistathmoptera
• Eosia
• Eudaemonia
• Maltagorea
• Parusta
• Pselaphelia
• Pseudantheraea
• Pseudaphelia
• Sinobirma
• Tagoropsis
• Urota
• Usta

Incertae sedis

• Adafroptilum

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