page_title: Saturniinae
section_title: Genera and selected species
hierarchical_section_title: Saturniinae / Genera and selected species
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context_page_description: The Saturniinae or saturniines are a subfamily of the family Saturniidae. They are commonly known as emperor moths or wild silk moths. They are easily spotted by the eyespots on the upper surface of their wings. Some exhibit realistic eye-like markings, whilst others have adapted the eyespots to form crescent moon or angular shapes or have lost their wing scales to create transparent windows. They are medium to very large moths, with adult wingspans ranging from 7.5 to 15 cm, in some cases even more. They consist of some of the largest groups of Lepidoptera like the moon or luna moth, atlas moth, and many more. The Saturniinae is an important source of wild silk and human food in many different cultures.
  The saturniine genera, approximately 169 in number, are divided into four major and one minor tribes. The genus Adafroptilum presently consists of a group of species with undetermined relationships.
  Adults in the Saturniinae typically live about 5–12 days and are mostly nocturnal, excluding males in four of the subfamilies. The moths do not eat during their short lives and their mouths are not fully formed. In some species of Saturniinae, there is unmistakable sexual dimorphism.
context_section_description: Tribe Attacini
  Archaeoattacus
  Attacus
  Attacus atlas – Atlas moth
  Attacus dohertyi
  Attacus erebus
  Attacus lorquinii
  Callosamia
  Callosamia angulifera – tuliptree silkmoth
  Callosamia promethea – promethea silkmoth
  Coscinocera
  Coscinocera hercules – Hercules moth
  Epiphora
  Eupackardia
  Eupackardia calleta – calleta silkmoth
  Hyalophora
  Hyalophora euryalus – ceanothus silkmoth
  Hyalophora cecropia – cecropia moth
  Hyalophora columbia – Columbia silkmoth
  Hyalophora gloveri – Glover's silkmoth
  Rothschildia Grote, 1896
  Rothschildia jacobaeae
  Rothschildia maurus
  Samia
  Samia cynthia – ailanthus silkmoth
  Tribe Bunaeini Packard, 1902
  Athletes
  Aurivillius
  Bunaea
  Bunaea alcinoe – cabbage tree emperor moth
  Bunaeopsis
  Cinabra
  Cirina
  Eochroa
  Gonimbrasia
  Gonimbrasia belina – mopane moth, mopane worm
  Gynanisa
  Heniocha
  Imbrasia
  Leucopteryx
  Lobobunaea
  Melanocera
  Nudaurelia
  Protogynanisa
  Pseudimbrasia
  Pseudobunaea
  Rohaniella
  Ubaena
  Tribe Micragonini Cockerell in Packard, 1914
  Carnegia
  Decachorda
  Goodia
  Holocerina
  Ludia
  Micragone
  Orthogonioptilum
  Pseudoludia
  Vegetia
  Tribe Saturniini Boisduval, 1837
  Actias – Asian-American moon moths
  Agapema (sometimes included in Saturnia)
  Agapema anona
  Agapema homogena
  Antheraea – tussar moths
  Antheraea polyphemus – Polyphemus moth
  Antheraeopsis
  Argema – African moon moths
  Argema mimosae – African moon moth
  Argema mittrei – comet moth
  Caligula (sometimes included in Saturnia or Rinaca)
  Calosaturnia (sometimes included in Saturnia)
  Ceranchia
  Copaxa
  Cricula
  Eudia (mostly included in Saturnia)
  Graellsia
  Graellsia isabellae – Spanish moon moth
  Lemaireia
  Loepa
  Loepa katinka – golden emperor moth
  Loepantheraea
  Neodiphthera
  Neoris (mostly included in Saturnia)
  Opodiphthera
  Pararhodia
  Perisomena (sometimes included in Saturnia)
  Rhodinia
  Rinaca
  Saturnia – typical emperor moths
  Saturnia zuleika
  Solus
  Syntherata
  Tribe Urotini
  Antherina
  Antistathmoptera
  Eosia
  Eudaemonia
  Maltagorea
  Parusta
  Pselaphelia
  Pseudantheraea
  Pseudaphelia
  Sinobirma
  Tagoropsis
  Urota
  Usta
  Incertae sedis
  Adafroptilum
caption: Eudaemonia brachyura (Urotini)
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