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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

Imperial Moth - Eacles imperialis

Rosy Maple Moth - Dryocampa rubicunda

Hubbards' Silk Moth eggs - Syssphinx hubbardi - female

Mothra - Citheronia regalis

Rosy Maple Moth, Dryocampa rubicunda - Dryocampa rubicunda

Regal moth - Citheronia regalis - male

Subfamily Hemileucinae - Buck and Io Moths

Elegant Sheep Moth - Hemileuca eglanterina - male

Coloradia pandora pandora - Coloradia pandora - female

Pandora Moth - Coloradia pandora - male

Automeris io - female

Automeris io - male

Mating Buck Moths - Hemileuca grotei - male - female

Io Moth - Automeris io

Black and RedMoth - Hemileuca juno

Subfamily Saturniinae - Silkmoths

Ceanothus Silkmoth - Hyalophora euryalus

Rothschildia Lebeau Forbesi (Forbes' Silkmoth) - mating pair (male on right) - Rothschildia forbesi - male - female

Luna moth closeup - Actias luna

Polyphemus Moth - Antheraea polyphemus - male

Moth - Hyalophora cecropia - female

Luna Moth - Actias luna

Wow! - Antheraea polyphemus - female

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