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The rosy maple moth (Dryocampa rubicunda) is a species within the Saturniidae family, which contains some of the largest species of moths in the world including royal moths, emperor moths ...
The luna moth (Actias luna) is a saturniid (a member of the Saturniidae family) found in North America. Scientists believe that it spins its ribbon-like hindwing tips to divert bat attacks ...
The emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) is a large, brown species found across Europe. It's the only member of the Saturniidae family—which includes most of the largest, most beautiful moths ...
The hyalophora cecropia moth—commonly referred to as a cecropia moth—is a member of the Saturniidae family of moths, which are prized for their large size and appearance. Adult cecropia moths ...
The Madagascan moon moth (Argema mittrei) begins life as a caterpillar, hatching from one of 100 to 150 eggs, although many of its siblings will not make it to adulthood. The caterpillar, along with ...
At the very bottom of each hindwing is a tapered tail, which indicates that it is a member of the silk moth family ... However, some other large Saturniidae moths may live up to 2-3 weeks as ...
The Copablepharon mutans moth are in the same family as the Copablepharon Columbia ... of moths live in Washington and are part of the Saturniidae or Sphingidae families. One example is the ...