Species

Saturnia mendocino (Mendocino silk moth)

Saturnia mendocino. Photo: (c) Pinnacles National Park, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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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)
        Subfamily: Saturniinae (Emperor moths)
        Tribe: Saturniini
        Genus: Saturnia
        Subgenus: Calosaturnia
        Species: Saturnia mendocino (Mendocino silk moth)

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