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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths (Saturniidae) » Silkmoths (Saturniinae) » Saturniini » Calosaturnia » Saturnia mendocino - Hodges#7751 (Calosaturnia mendocino)

Species Calosaturnia mendocino - Saturnia mendocino - Hodges#7751

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Internet References
Saturnia (Calosaturnia) mendocino - Calosaturnia mendocino - female Saturnia mendocino - Calosaturnia mendocino - male moth - Calosaturnia mendocino - male Calosaturnia mendocino - male Emperor or Giant Silk Moth - Calosaturnia mendocino - female
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Bombycoidea (Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths)
Family Saturniidae (Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths)
Subfamily Saturniinae (Silkmoths)
Tribe Saturniini
Genus Calosaturnia
Species mendocino (Saturnia mendocino - Hodges#7751)
Hodges Number
7751
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Calosaturnia mendocino (Behrens, 1876)
Saturnia mendocino Behrens, 1876
Size
female 61 mm wingspan, male 50 mm, based on MPG specimens
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG)
Barcode of Life (BOLD)
Contributed by Bill Reynolds on 9 March, 2010 - 12:26pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, anitagould, Steve Morris
Last updated 2 January, 2023 - 9:16pm

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