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Tribe Attacini

Callosamia · Eupackardia · Hyalophora · Rothschildia · Samia
Show images of: caterpillars · adults · both

Genus Callosamia
Illinois data point - Callosamia promethea - female Tulip Tree Silkmoth - Callosamia angulifera Promethea Moth - Callosamia promethea Promethea Moth - Callosamia promethea - female Promethea Moth - Hodges#7764 - Callosamia promethea - female 5/16/18 Silkmoth - Callosamia securifera - female Tulip-tree Silkmoth - Callosamia angulifera - female Silkmoth Moth - Callosamia - male

Genus Eupackardia
Eupackardia calleta - male 2011 Mar 06 Eupackardia calleta.jpg - Eupackardia calleta Calleta Silkmoth - Eupackardia calleta Eupackardia calleta caterpillar - Eupackardia calleta Calleta silkmoth - Eupackardia calleta Large Moth - Eupackardia calleta Giant black moth - Eupackardia calleta - male Calleta Silk moth, Eupackardia calleta - Eupackardia calleta - male

Genus Hyalophora
beautiful north ontario climer 4 inch - Hyalophora cecropia Hyalophora euryalus ( Hyalophora Giant Silk Worm? - Hyalophora cecropia Big Cocoon with Leaves, Luna Moth cocoon? - Hyalophora cecropia Cecropia, face - Hyalophora cecropia Cecropia moth - Hyalophora cecropia - male Hyalophora columbia gloveri - Hyalophora gloveri - female

Genus Rothschildia
Rothschildia Lebeau Forbesi (Forbes' Silkmoth) - mating pair (male on right) - Rothschildia lebeau - male - female Finally a Forbes! - Rothschildia lebeau Forbes' Silkmoth - Rothschildia lebeau Orizaba Silkmoth - Hodges #7762 - Rothschildia orizaba Rothschildia cincta - Rothschildia cinctus - male Rothschildia cincta - Rothschildia cinctus - male Rothschildia? - Rothschildia lebeau Rothschildia jorulla?? - Rothschildia

Genus Samia
First instar - Samia cynthia - Samia cynthia first, second n third instars - Samia cynthia - Samia cynthia Samia cynthia - Samia cynthia


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