Subfamily
Saturniinae (Emperor moths)
Hyalophora euryalus euryalus. Photo: (c) Mary Allison Cowles Berg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The Saturniinae or saturniines are a subfamily of the Family Saturniidae. These are medium to very large-sized moths, with adult wingspans ranging from 7.5 to 15 cm, in some cases even more.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
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Class: Insecta (Insects)
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Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
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Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
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Superfamily: Bombycoidea (Hawk, sphinx, silk, emperor, and allied moths)
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Family: Saturniidae (Emperor and giant silk moths)
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Subfamily: Saturniinae (Emperor moths)
- Tribe: Saturniini (2)
- Tribe: Attacini (2)
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Subfamily: Saturniinae (Emperor moths)
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Family: Saturniidae (Emperor and giant silk moths)
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Superfamily: Bombycoidea (Hawk, sphinx, silk, emperor, and allied moths)
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Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
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Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
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Class: Insecta (Insects)
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Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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