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Taxon:
Family
Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
- emperor moths
(moth)
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Entity:
Bombycoidea (Superfamily)
..Allotoma (Genus)
..Anthelidae (Family) - Australian lappet moths
..Apatelodidae (Family) - American silkworm moths
..Bombycidae (Family) - silkworm moths
..Brahmaeidae (Family) - Brahmin moths
..Carthaeidae (Family) - Australian silkworm moths
..Endromidae (Family) - glory moths
..Eupterotidae (Family) - giant lappet moths
..Phiditiidae (Family)
..Sphingidae (Family) - hawk moths
..Saturniidae (Family) - emperor moths
....Agliinae (Subfamily)
....Arsenurinae (Subfamily)
....Bunaeinae (Subfamily)
....Ceratocampinae (Subfamily)
....Cercophaninae (Subfamily)
....Hemileucinae (Subfamily)
....Hyperchirioides (Genus)
....Ludiinae (Subfamily)
....Oxyteninae (Subfamily)
....Salassinae (Subfamily)
....Saturniinae (Subfamily)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
Boisduval, 1834[1837]
Types
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Saturniinae
(Subfamily)
Boisduval, 1834[1837]
Ref:
N.P. Kristensen et al., 2007
: 745.
[implicit]
Type
:
Saturnia
(Genus)
Schrank, 1802
Variants
Different spelling
:
Saturnidae
(Family)
Allen & Hannach, 1986
Synonyms
Including
:
Agliidae
(Family)
Ref:
E.G. Munroe, 1982
: 647.
Including
:
Attacidae
(Family)
Blanchard, 1840
Ref:
E.G. Munroe, 1982
: 647.
Including
:
Ceratocampidae
(Family)
Including
:
Citheroniidae
(Family)
Ref:
E.G. Munroe, 1982
: 647.
Including
:
Hemileucidae
(Family)
Ref:
E.G. Munroe, 1982
: 647.
Including
:
Syssphingidae
(Family)
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
zijdespinners
:
nachtpauwogen
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
emperor moths
Ref:
J.B. Heppner, 1998b
: 59.
:
giant silkworm moths
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28 Aug 2026