World's Largest Saturniidae Site!, 2020

Photo of the Year 2020: Adult Moth

Periphoba ifei male, Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador,
May 13, 2020, courtesy of Steve Ife.

Photo of the Year 2019: Larva

Aurivillius aratus fifth instar on Albizia,
courtesy of Thomas Maag.

WLSS Contributer of the year is Joao Amarildo Ranguetti, who has provided great images of many Saturniidae adults from Santa Catarina, Brazil.


The World's Largest Saturniidae Site is a private membership site where literally tens of thousands of digital images depict Saturniidae adults, larvae, pupae, cocoons, eggs from every country in the world that has Saturniidae populations.

There are active checklists for all countries in the world, and I do my best to create files and post images of the many recently described species.

There are comparison charts for similar species, lots of rearing tips, and host plant listings.

Members get first crack at any cocoons that I offer and are notified by email with a pricelist when fall cocons are ready to be shipped. Members also get first crack at eggs in spring and summer months and get an approximate discount of 10% on all items that I sell.

There is a one-time-life-time registration fee for membership.

You do not have to be a member to order cocoons, pupae or eggs, but over the years, your savings will quickly offset the initial registration fee.

Pricelist December 11, 2021- March 20, 2022

Citheronia regalis, Maryland, courtesy of Ty Clark

December 11, 2021: We still have the following items available in USA while supplies last:
Actias luna, Antheraea polyphemus, Automeris io cocoons at $6.60 US/cocoon, reduced to $6.00 US/cocoon if you order ten or more cocoons of any one species.
Hyalophora cecropia at 8.80 reduced to $8.00 if you order ten or more; Hyalophora columbia gloveri at $8.25/cocoon, reduced to $8.25 if you order ten or more.
Citheronia regalis pupae at $27.00 US/trio. We have two Sphingidae species: Hemaris diffinis at $15.00/trio; Pachysphinx modesta at $17.00/trio; $512.00/pair.
We have two butterfly species: Eastern tiger swallowtail and zebra swallowtail at $6.60/pupae.

Shipping and handling will be first class mail for small orders to northeastern states, $15.00 for priority mail for large orders or any orders outside northeast.

In Canada only Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus cocoons are still available at $6.60 Canadian cocoon, reduced to $6.00 for orders of ten or more cocoons. Shipping costs will vary based on location in Canada.

For USA and Canadian orders, do not send payment until your order has been confirmed by Bill Oehlke at oehlkew@islandtelecom.com

Smerinthus cerisyi by Jean Haxaire (Bill Oehlke pupa, Montague, P.E.I.)

January 6, 2021: We still have the following items available in Canada at discounted prices while supplies last:
Antheraea polyphemus and Callosamia promethea cocoons at $5.50 CDN/cocoon, reduced to $5.00 US/cocoon if you order ten or more cocoons of any one species.
Sphinigidae: Pachysphinx modesta and Smerinthus cerisyi pupae at $3.50/pupa. Postage will depend on your location.

Egg sales will begin in March of 2021.

In April-May, 2021, we expect to have some spring brood Actias luna cocoons for sale from Alabama. They are expected to emerge before the end of June, 2021, possibly with some emerging by mid June. For distribution in US only at $5.50 US/cocoon with one shipping and handling fee of $11.00 whether you order one cocoon or twenty cocoons. etc.. Send email with your complete name and shipping address and payment method to Bill Oehlke.

If you are in US and would like to place an order, please send all of the following in your email to me:
1) Complete name and shipping address;
2) Species and quantities desired;
3) Your payment method: personal check or international money order in US funds; Paypal.

Do not send payment until I confirm your order.

Beginning in mid march we will probably begin offering luna eggs from both Florida and Alabama. See pricelist via link at top of page at http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/cocoons.htm Bill Oehlke
Box 476
Montague, PE, C0A 1R0
Canada

Please use $1.25 postage on your payent envelope to me as that is the cost of sending letter mail to me from US to Canada.

orders to US destinations will be shipped either from New Jersey or from Maine, starting November 2 until supplies run out.

Contact Bill Oehlke.

Do not send money until I have confirmed your order with a return email where I will give you a price quote.

I provide online overwintering instructions, and I provide online instructions for spring/summer emergence of cocoons.

I also provide online instructions for rearing these species if you are interested.

WLSS members should consult the October newsletter on line for WLSS pricing and ordering instructions.

World's Largest Saturniidae Site!

This site represents literally thousands of hours of research and webpage design. It is a compilation of information and images from all of my freely listed websites as well as much, much more.

This site hosts pages for over 2500 Saturniidae species/subspecies from around the world with over 1550 species/subspecies depicted in over 10,000 images.

There are active checklists for just about every country that has Saturniidae populations.

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The site also features an extensive hybrid section.

There is a one-time, life-time membership fee of $25.00 US. ($20.00 for students or seniors, over 65).

People in U.S. can pay one time fee of $25.00 U.S. by personal check or can send payment in US dollars ($25.00 US) by Paypal to Bill Oehlke or by using the following Paypal link. Please also send me a separate personal email when using the Paypal button so I know what payment if for and have ease of communicating to you the login URL and access information.

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Click on Samples to access seven sample files.

A sample county by county distribution map for the state of Illinois is available by clicking on Illinois Counties map.

Similar maps have been constructed for all states. Most of the European and Asian countries have active checklists; maps for Central and South American countries are being developed. Southeast Asia, Australia and Africa are now well covered.

Contact Bill Oehlke at Bill Oehlke for registration information.

The following three items are needed for registration:
1) A personal check for $25.00 US ($20.00 = student rate, seniors over 65), sent to Bill Oehlke, Box 476, 155 Peardon Road, Montague, Prince Edward Island, Canada C0A 1R0.
Please do not send a U.S. postal money order as they are cashable only in the United States or one of its territories. International postal money orders or personal checks in U.S. ($25.00) funds are fine.
2) your full name and email address,
and
3) an indication from you that you will maintain confidentiality of access information.

Access info (simple) will be sent as soon as I have the three items listed above.

I am personally committed to sharing information about all of the world's Saturniidae. Hence, this site will continue to be a work-in-progress.

I am constantly seeking natural setting images of Saturniidae in all stages of development from around the world. As images become available, they will be woven into html text format for your viewing and enjoyment. Free membership for those who supply images of species not already depicted.

A special section on hybridization is available.

New rearing articles will be posted regularly.

Members will receive quick responses to email questions.

Proceeds are to cover my online expenses and high quality text references.

Members who deal in papered specimens are entitled to a logo hypertext link at no extra charge.

I am open to any member suggestions for services provided from this site.

Tim Dyson has sent me outstanding images of live moths from Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Check out the Catocala along Tim's Bait Trail at Tim Dyson: Night Vison Photography.

Visit other Lepidoptera websites designed and maintained by Bill Oehlke by clicking on the BLUE or PURPLE TEXT:

North American Catocala: Underwing Moths.

Saturniidae of Prince Edward Island: Saturniidae Livestock for Sale in Canada and USA

Caterpillars Too!: a membership site featuring images of North American butterfly caterpillars and adult butterflies, too, to help with identification.

ARCTIIDAE: TIGER MOTHS; WOOLLY BEAR CATERPILLARS

SPHINGIDAE OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

BUTTERFLIES OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

THE KIRBY WOLFE SATURNIIDAE COLLECTION

THE THIBAUD DECAENS SATURNIIDAE COLLECTION

SPHINGIDAE OF THE UNITED STATES

SPHINGIDAE OF THE AMERICAS

Caterpillar Identification Guide

Leroy Simon Saturniidae Site


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