WORLD'S LARGEST SATURNIIDAE SITE
Actias selene, male, courtesy/copyright of
Robert Jensen.
First Place Individual Photo from 2006.
Actias selene, male, courtesy/copyright of
Robert Jensen.
First Place Individual Photo from 2006.
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NEW! Publications: Listings of members's publications with access via email addresses of authors.Saturniidae Articles: Bibliography
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Kirby Wolfe Charles Bordelon/Ed Knudson Leroy Simon |
Thibaud Decaens Undetermined Saturniidae Weiwei Zhang |
Kirby Wolfe released his Saturniidae CD in 2005. It is an excellent compilation of his work. See reviews and access Kirby's ordering information by clicking on the banner below. Use your browser "Back" button to return to this page.
Special thanks to Thierry Bouyer for his
Catalogue of African Saturniidae and to
J. B. Heppner, editor, for his Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera: Checklist Part 4B . Both of these
resources have been used to verify and, in many cases, correct
taxonomies taken from the internet.
Claude Lemaire's books: Hemileucinae, Ceratocampinae,
Arsenurinae, Attacinae have been used to confirm identifications
and update South and Central American checklists.
Darge's Saturniidae I and Saturniidae II are being used
to update/correct African checklists.
Oberprielier's Emperor Moths of Namibia and personal communication
with Dr. Oberprieler provides for accuracy of checklists for
countries of Southern Africa. Pinhey's
Emperor Moths of South and South-Central Africa with
adjustments/commentary by Rolf Oberprieler has been used extensively.
Ulrich Paukstadt has provided checklists for Southeast Asia. Ulrich
has also provided much information, many images and helps with
identifications.
A Revision of the Silkmoth Genus Samia by
R. Peigler and S. Naumann has been used to confirm identifications
of Samia species and update ranges.
The Wild Silkmoths of North America by Tuskes, Tuttle
and Collins has been used extensively as a United States reference.
Special thanks to photographers Leroy Simon, Kirby Wolfe,
Chris Conlan, Scott Smith, Eric van Schayck, Bernhard Wenczel,
Viktor Suter, Thibaud Decaens, Teemu Klemetti, Andreas Reikert,
Alan Marson, Martin Jagelka, Tony Pittaway, Ulrich Paukstadt,
Steve Ife, Jan Hellert, Anthony Darby, Alain van Vaive,
Mario Ioppolo, Jeff Ausmus,
Rodolphe Rougerie, Carlot Didier, Dan Janzen, Bob Jensen, Jean Haxaire,
Manuel Balcazar-Lara, Don Adams,
Kathleen Hawkins, Todd and Steve Huffman, Dean Morewood, Vernon Brou,
Ty Clark, Manel Moreno, Bob Vuattoux, Ismael and Marie Lumawig, Tom Tewksbury,
Joel Szymczyk, Scott Henninger, Dave Wikle, Russell Witkop,
Bill Welch, Jose Boettger, John Campbell, Kurt Himmelbauer,
Otso Reunenen, Kari Korhonen, Frans Desmet, Mark Lasko, Pablo Wagner, Shin-ichi Ohshima,
Andrey Timchenko, Jean Michael-Mays, Entomo Service,
Theron Morgan-Brown, John Ciseski, Bob Muller, Jim Anderson, Jay Lindh,
Roger Kendrick, Richard Fisher, Hideshi Naka, Kenichiro Nakao, Mr. Kishida
and
the many others who have provided images/information/updates/corrections.
Charles Bordelon has begun to send me great images of spread specimens
from the TLSSS collection (combined collection of Charles Bordelon and
Ed Knudson).
Information about and pictures of many of the world's large and showy moths (Saturniidae) are available through the hypertext coloured links listed below. Genera within a particular subfamily all have the same colour link. The following colour code is used:
AGLIINAE: AGLIA OF EUROPE
ARSENURINAE: PRIMITIVE AND VERY LARGE MOTHS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, EARTH PUPATORS
CERATOCAMPINAE: REGAL AND IMPERIAL MOTHS OF THE AMERICAS, EARTH PUPATORS,
HEMILEUCINAE: SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED MOTHS OF AMERICAS, SPINY LARVAE
MICRAGONINI: AFRICAN MOTHS
CERCOPHANIDAE: CHILEAN MOTHS
OXYTENINAE: SMALL MOTHS FROM CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
SALASSINAE: SALASSA
SATURNIINAE: Tribe Attacini: "Forewing Apex Eyespot", worldwide, cocoons
SATURNIINAE: Tribe Bunaeini: Emperor moths of Africa, earth pupators
SATURNIINAE: Tribe Saturniini: worldwide, cocoons
SATURNIINAE: Tribe Urotini: Emperor moths of Africa, earth pupators
Clicking on one of the genera names will take you to a page listing known species within the genus. Subsequent clicking on a species name will take you to another page with pictures and information, including natural ranges, larval host plants, flight times and brood seasons,etc.
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