Family
Saturniidae (Emperor and giant silk moths)
Hyalophora euryalus. Photo: (c) Sam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The family Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, by most measures include the largest species of moths. They are a family of Lepidoptera, with an estimated 2,300 described species worldwide. The Saturniidae include such Lepidoptera as the giant silkmoths, royal moths and emperor moths.
- Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
- Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
- Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
- Class: Insecta (Insects)
- Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
- Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
- Superfamily: Bombycoidea (Hawk, sphinx, silk, emperor, and allied moths)
- Family: Saturniidae (Emperor and giant silk moths)
- Superfamily: Bombycoidea (Hawk, sphinx, silk, emperor, and allied moths)
- Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
- Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
- Class: Insecta (Insects)
- Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
- Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
