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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) » Attacini

Tribe Attacini

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Columbia Silk Moth - Hyalophora gloveri newly emerged Cecropia Moth - Hyalophora cecropia h euralis 5th instar - Hyalophora euryalus Moth unknown - Hyalophora euryalus Cecropia moth! - Hyalophora cecropia - female Is this Antheraea polyphemus? Thanks in advance for any help! - Callosamia angulifera - male Cecropia caterpillar - Hyalophora cecropia 7770 - Hyalophora euryalus - male
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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 Attacini
Numbers
5 Genera with ~12 species recorded North of Mexico
Rothschildia
Eupackardia
Callosamia
Hyalophora
Samia
See Also
Rothschildia
Eupackardia
Callosamia
Hyalophora
Samia
Contributed by Cotinis on 13 December, 2005 - 10:18am
Additional contributions by Bill Reynolds
Last updated 8 November, 2012 - 11:12am

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