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Family: Wild (Saturniidae)
Family Description: The Saturniidae are members of the Superfamily Bombycoidea. These species are medium to very large in size, and this family includes the largest moths in North America. Adults have a wingspan of 3 to 15 centimeters, relatively small heads, and densely hairy bodies. Larvae are usually very fleshy, with clumps of raised bristles. Buck moth and Io moth caterpillars have sharp, stinging hairs. Caterpillars mostly feed on leaves of trees and shrubs; some cause severe damage. Pupa develop in silken cocoons or in the soil. This family does not contain the commercial silkworm moth (Bombyx mori), which is not native to North America.Sort method:
Buck and Io Moths
(Hemileucinae) Cecrops eyed silkmoth (Automeris cecrops) |
| Io moth (Automeris io) |
| Iris eyed silkmoth (Automeris iris) |
| Louisiana eyed silkmoth (Automeris louisiana) |
| Patagonia eyed silkmoth (Automeris patagoniensis) |
| Randa's eyed silkmoth (Automeris randa) |
| Zephyr eyed silkmoth (Automeris zephyria) |
| Doris' pinemoth (Coloradia doris) |
| Lusk's pinemoth (Coloradia luski) |
| Pandora pinemoth (Coloradia pandora) |
| Velda pinemoth (Coloradia velda) |
| Hemileuca artemis (Hemileuca artemis) |
| Burns' buckmoth (Hemileuca burnsi) |
| Chinati sheepmoth (Hemileuca chinatiensis) |
 Hemileuca conwayae (Hemileuca conwayae) |
| Hemileuca diana (Hemileuca diana) |
| Western sheepmoth (Hemileuca eglanterina) |
| Electra buckmoth (Hemileuca electra) |
| Griffin's sheepmoth (Hemileuca griffini) |
| Grote's buckmoth (Hemileuca grotei) |
| Hera buckmoth (Hemileuca hera) |
| Hualapai buckmoth (Hemileuca hualapai) |
| Juno buckmoth (Hemileuca juno) |
| New England buckmoth (Hemileuca lucina) |
| Eastern buckmoth (Hemileuca maia) |
| Neumoegen's buckmoth (Hemileuca neumoegeni) |
| Nevada buckmoth (Hemileuca nevadensis) |
| Nuttall's sheepmoth (Hemileuca nuttalli) |
| Range caterpillar moth (Hemileuca oliviae) |
| Hemileuca peigleri (Hemileuca peigleri) |
| Slosser's buckmoth (Hemileuca slosseri) |
| Stone's buckmoth (Hemileuca stonei) |
| Tricolor buckmoth (Hemileuca tricolor) |
| Hylesia coinopus (Hylesia coinopus) |
Giant Silkworm Moths
(Saturniinae)| Luna moth (Actias luna) |
| Mexican agapema (Agapema anona) |
| Tamaulipan agapema (Agapema galbina) |
| Rocky Mountain agapema (Agapema homogena) |
| Agapema solita (Agapema solita) |
| Oculea silkmoth (Antheraea oculea) |
| Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus) |
| Tuliptree silkmoth (Callosamia angulifera) |
| Promethea silkmoth (Callosamia promethea) |
| Sweetbay silkmoth (Callosamia securifera) |
| Calleta silkmoth (Eupackardia calleta) |
| Cecropia silkmoth (Hyalophora cecropia) |
| Columbia silkmoth (Hyalophora columbia) |
| Ceanothus silkmoth (Hyalophora euryalus) |
| Cincta rothschildia (Rothschildia cincta) |
| Forbes' Silkmoth (Rothschildia forbesi) |
| Lebeau's rothschildia (Rothschildia lebeau) |
| Ailanthus silkmoth (Samia cynthia) |
| White-streaked saturnia moth (Saturnia albofasciata) |
| Mendocino saturnia moth (Saturnia mendocino) |
| Walters' saturnia moth (Saturnia walterorum) |
Royal Moths
(Citheroniinae)| Adeloneivaia isara (Adeloneivaia isara) |
| Consular oakworm moth (Anisota consularis) |
| Oslar's oakworm moth (Anisota oslari) |
| Peigler's oakworm moth (Anisota peigleri) |
| Orange-tipped oakworm moth (Anisota senatoria) |
| Spiny oakworm moth (Anisota stigma) |
| Pink-striped oakworm moth (Anisota virginiensis) |
| Royal Walnut Moth (Citheronia regalis) |
| Pine-devil Moth (Citheronia sepulcralis) |
| Splendid royal moth (Citheronia splendens) |
| Rosy maple moth (Dryocampa rubicunda) |
| Imperial moth (Eacles imperialis) |
| Oslar's eacles (Eacles oslari) |
| Sphingicampa albolineata (Sphingicampa albolineata) |
| Bicolored honey locust moth (Sphingicampa bicolor) |
| Bisected honey locust moth (Sphingicampa bisecta) |
| Sphingicampa blanchardi (Sphingicampa blanchardi) |
| Sphingicampa heiligbrodti (Sphingicampa heiligbrodti) |
| Sphingicampa hubbardi (Sphingicampa hubbardi) |
| Sphingicampa montana (Sphingicampa montana) |
| Sphingicampa raspa (Sphingicampa raspa) |
| Syssphinx bicolor (Syssphinx bicolor) |
