Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Family Saturniidae (Wild Silk Moths)

Subfamily: Hemileucinae (Buck and Io Moths)

Automeris cecrops Cecrops eyed silkmoth (Boisduval, 1875)
Automeris io Io moth (Fabricius, 1775)
Automeris iris Iris eyed silkmoth (Walker, 1865)
Automeris louisiana Louisiana eyed silkmoth Ferguson & Brou, 1981
Automeris metzli (Salle, 1853)
Automeris patagoniensis Patagonia eyed silkmoth Lemaire, Smith, & Wolfe, 1992
Automeris randa Randa's eyed silkmoth Druce, 1894
Automeris zephyria Zephyr eyed silkmoth Grote, 1882
Coloradia doris Doris' pinemoth Barnes, 1900
Coloradia luski Lusk's pinemoth Barnes & Benjamin, 1926
Coloradia pandora Pandora pinemoth Blake, 1863
Coloradia velda Velda pinemoth Johnson and Walter, 1981
Hemileuca artemis Packard, 1893
Hemileuca burnsi Burns' buckmoth J.H. Watson, 1910
Hemileuca chinatiensis Chinati sheepmoth (Tinkham, 1943)
Hemileuca conwayae Peigler, 1985
Hemileuca diana Packard, 1874
Hemileuca eglanterina Western sheepmoth (Boisduval, 1852)
Hemileuca electra Electra buckmoth W.G. Wright, 1884
Hemileuca griffini Griffin's sheepmoth Tuskes, 1978
Hemileuca grotei Grote's buckmoth Grote & Robinson, 1868
Hemileuca hera Hera buckmoth (Harris, 1841)
Hemileuca hualapai Hualapai buckmoth (Neumoegen, 1882)
Hemileuca juno Juno buckmoth Packard, 1872
Hemileuca lucina New England buckmoth Hy. Edwards, 1887
Hemileuca maia Eastern buckmoth (Drury, 1773)
Hemileuca menyanthevora Bogbean Buckmoth (Pavulaan, 2020)
Hemileuca neumoegeni Neumoegen's buckmoth (Hy. Edwards, 1881)
Hemileuca nevadensis Nevada buckmoth Stretch, 1872
Hemileuca nuttalli Nuttall's sheepmoth (Strecker, 1875)
Hemileuca oliviae Range caterpillar moth T.D.A. Cockerell, 1898
Hemileuca peigleri Lemaire, 1981
Hemileuca slosseri Slosser's buckmoth Peigler & Stone, 1989
Hemileuca stonei Stone's buckmoth Lemaire, 1993
Hemileuca tricolor Tricolor buckmoth (Packard, 1872)
Hylesia coinopus Dyar, 1913

Subfamily: Saturniinae (Giant Silkworm Moths)

Actias luna Luna moth (Linnaeus, 1758)
Agapema anona Mexican agapema
Agapema dyari (Cockerell, 1914)
Agapema galbina Tamaulipan agapema (Clemens, 1860)
Agapema homogena Rocky Mountain agapema Dyar, 1908
Agapema solita Ferguson, 1972
Antheraea oculea Oculea silkmoth (Neumoegen, 1883)
Antheraea polyphemus Polyphemus moth (Cramer, 1776)
Callosamia angulifera Tuliptree silkmoth (Walker, 1855)
Callosamia promethea Promethea silkmoth (Drury, 1773)
Callosamia securifera Sweetbay silkmoth (Maassen, 1873)
Eupackardia calleta Calleta silkmoth (Westwood, 1853)
Hyalophora cecropia Cecropia silkmoth (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hyalophora columbia Columbia silkmoth (S.I. Smith, 1865)
Hyalophora euryalus Ceanothus silkmoth (Boisduval, 1855)
Hyalophora gloveri Glover's Silkmoth (Strecker, 1872)
Rothschildia cincta Cincta rothschildia
Rothschildia erycina (Shaw, 1796)
Rothschildia forbesi Forbes' Silkmoth (Benjamin, 1934)
Rothschildia lebeau Lebeau's rothschildia (Guérin-Méneville, 1868)
Samia cynthia Ailanthus silkmoth (Drury, 1773)
Saturnia albofasciata White-streaked saturnia moth (Johnson, 1938)
Saturnia mendocino Mendocino saturnia moth Behrens, 1876
Saturnia walterorum Walters' saturnia moth Hogue & Johnson, 1958

Subfamily: Ceratocampinae (Royal Moths)

Anisota consularis Consular oakworm moth Dyar, 1896
Anisota oslari Oslar's oakworm moth Rothschild, 1907
Anisota peigleri Peigler's oakworm moth Riotte, 1975
Anisota senatoria Orange-tipped oakworm moth (J.E. Smith, 1797)
Anisota stigma Spiny oakworm moth (Fabricius, 1775)
Anisota virginiensis Pink-striped oakworm moth (Drury, 1773)
Citheronia regalis Royal Walnut Moth (Fabricius, 1793)
Citheronia sepulcralis Pine-devil Moth Grote & Robinson, 1865
Citheronia splendens Splendid royal moth (Druce, 1886)
Dryocampa rubicunda Rosy maple moth (Fabricius, 1793)
Eacles imperialis Imperial moth (Drury, 1773)
Eacles oslari Oslar's eacles Rothschild, 1907
Sphingicampa bicolor Bicolored honey locust moth
Sphingicampa bisecta Bisected honey locust moth
Sphingicampa hubbardi Hubbard's Small Silkmoth (Dyar, 1903)
Syssphinx bicolor (Harris, 1841)
Syssphinx montana (Packard, 1905)

Subfamily: Risobinae (Risobine Moths)

Synclera jarbusalis Walder, 1859

Photographs of Saturniidae

Cecropia silkmoth
Hyalophora cecropia

Agapema dyari

Sphingicampa albolineata
Cecropia silkmoth
Hyalophora cecropia
Polyphemus moth
Antheraea polyphemus
Rosy maple moth
Dryocampa rubicunda
Grote's buckmoth
Hemileuca grotei
Oslar's eacles
Eacles oslari
Promethea silkmoth
Callosamia promethea
Hubbard's Small Silkmoth
Sphingicampa hubbardi
Cecropia silkmoth
Hyalophora cecropia
New England buckmoth
Hemileuca lucina