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Tribe Saturniini

moth - Antheraea polyphemus Luna Moth - Actias luna - male What IS This? - Antheraea polyphemus Luna or Polyphemus caterpillar?  - Antheraea polyphemus Agapema - Agapema dyari Big Moth - Antheraea polyphemus - female Polyphemus mating pair  - Antheraea polyphemus - male - female Antheraea polyphemus - Polyphemus Moth - Hodges#7757 - Antheraea polyphemus
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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
Other Common Names
group sometimes called "Emperor Moths"
Explanation of Names
Named after the type genus, Saturnia, which was itself named after Juno, the queen of the gods in Roman mythology. One of her other names was Saturnia, because she was daughter of the god Saturn.