World's Largest Saturniidae Site!

Hyalophora euryalus male courtesy of Darrell Gulin,
WLSS individual photo of the year, 2009.

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 1700 Saturniidae species/subspecies from around the world with over 1450 species/subspecies depicted.

There is a one-time, life-time membership fee of $45.00 US. ($30.00 for students).

The site has recently moved to a new location. Members should contact me by email and provide a seven letter password if they have not already done so.

People in U.S. can pay one time fee of $45.00 U.S. by personal check or can send payment in US dollars ($45.00 US) by Paypal to oehlkew@islandtelecom.com.

Yes (January, 2010), we have Saturniidae cocoons and butterfly pupae for sale.

Extensive egg listings for spring/summer of 2010 are also available via the above link.

See the the fifteen finalists in the WLSS Photography Contest

Read what members have to say: Members' Comments

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 oehlkew@islandtelecom.com for registration information.

The following three items are needed for registration:
1) A personal check for $45.00 US ($30.00 = 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. ($45.00) 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, member contest prizes, high quality text references and to help send my youngest two children to university.

Members who deal in livestock or 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:

Saturniidae of Prince Edward Island
Livestock for sale

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