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  1. Life
  2. Animals
  3. Arthropods
  4. Insects
  5. Butterflies and Moths
  6. Emperor, Royal, Moon, and Giant Silk Moths
  7. Silkmoths

subfamily

Silkmoths

Saturniinae

Includes
20 native 7 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Saturniini 10 native
  • Attacini 10 native
  • Urotini

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native silkmoths All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Polyphemus Moth Antheraea polyphemus 81,053 observations
  • North American Luna Moth Actias luna 69,869 observations
  • Cecropia Moth Hyalophora cecropia 20,559 observations
  • Promethea Silkmoth Callosamia promethea 9,799 observations
  • Tulip-tree Silkmoth Callosamia angulifera 9,231 observations
  • Ceanothus Silk Moth Hyalophora euryalus 7,145 observations

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