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

family

Emperor, Royal, Moon, and Giant Silk Moths

Saturniidae

Includes
76 native 15 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Buck and Io Moths 31 native
  • Royal Moths 25 native
  • Silkmoths 20 native
  • Arsenurinae

Range

United States

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

Most observed native emperor, royal, moon, and giant silk moths All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Polyphemus Moth Antheraea polyphemus 81,053 observations
  • North American Luna Moth Actias luna 69,869 observations
  • Rosy Maple Moth Dryocampa rubicunda 34,932 observations
  • Imperial Moth Eacles imperialis 33,408 observations
  • Io Moth Automeris io 33,402 observations
  • Cecropia Moth Hyalophora cecropia 20,559 observations
  • Promethea Silkmoth Callosamia promethea 9,799 observations
  • Tulip-tree Silkmoth Callosamia angulifera 9,231 observations
  • Regal Moth Citheronia regalis 7,975 observations
  • Pink-striped Oakworm Moth Anisota virginiensis 7,936 observations
  • Orange-tipped Oakworm Moth Anisota senatoria 7,700 observations
  • Ceanothus Silk Moth Hyalophora euryalus 7,145 observations
  • Southern Pink-striped Oakworm Moth Anisota pellucida 6,017 observations
  • Spiny Oakworm Moth Anisota stigma 5,356 observations
  • Western Sheep Moth Hemileuca eglanterina 4,360 observations
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