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Family Saturniidae - Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths

Royal Moths · Buck and Io Moths · Silkmoths
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Subfamily Ceratocampinae - Royal Moths
Spiny Oakworm Moth - Anisota stigma - male Anisota - Anisota virginiensis Anisota - Anisota virginiensis Pink-Striped Oakworm Moth - Anisota virginiensis - female pink & yellow fuzzy moth - Dryocampa rubicunda Imperial Moth - Eacles imperialis Moth # 07-226 - Syssphinx hubbardi - female Canton moth 1 - Eacles imperialis

Subfamily Hemileucinae - Buck and Io Moths
Io Moth - Automeris io - male Pandora Moth - Coloradia pandora - male Buck Moth - Hemileuca maia Male io - Automeris io - male moth - Automeris io Wit's End Moth - Automeris io Moth - Hemileuca nevadensis male adult io moth/Automeris io - Automeris io - male

Subfamily Saturniinae - Silkmoths
Big moth - Antheraea polyphemus Tulip-tree Silkmoth (below) - Callosamia angulifera Hyalophora euryalus - female Cecropia Moth - Hyalophora cecropia - male Rothschildia Lebeau Forbesi (Forbes' Silkmoth) - female - Rothschildia forbesi - female Rothschildia Lebeau Forbesi (Forbes' Silkmoth) - mating pair (male on right) - Rothschildia forbesi - male - female Butterfly or Moth? - Hyalophora cecropia Antheraea polyphemus


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