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Hyalophora cecropia, the cecropia moth, is North America's largest native moth. [1] It is a member of the family Saturniidae, or giant silk moths.Females have been documented with a wingspan of five to seven inches (13 to 18 cm) or more.
Antheraea polyphemus, the Polyphemus moth, is a North American member of the family Saturniidae, the giant silk moths. It is a tan-colored moth , with an average wingspan of 15 cm (6 in). The most notable feature of the moth is its large, purplish eyespots on its two hindwings .
List of moths of North America (MONA 2312–2700.1) – Copromorphoidea and Alucitidae, Epermeniidae, Yponomeutoidea, Sesiidae, Choreutidae, Cossidae; List of moths of North America (MONA 2701–3862) – Tortricidae; List of moths of North America (MONA 4618–5509) – Zygaenidae, Megalopygidae, Limacodidae and Dalceridae, Crambidae
Described and named Phalena plumata caudata by James Petiver in 1700, this was the first North American saturniid to be reported in the insect literature. [2] The initial Latin name, which roughly translates to "brilliant, feather tail", [9] was replaced when Carl Linnaeus described the species in 1758 in the tenth edition of Systema Naturae, and renamed it Phalaena luna, later Actias luna ...
The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor moths, royal moths, and giant silk moths (or wild silk moths). Adults are characterized by large, lobed wings, heavy bodies covered in hair-like scales, and reduced mouthparts.
Citheronia regalis, the regal moth or royal walnut moth, is a North American moth in the family Saturniidae. The caterpillars are called hickory horned devils. The adult has a wingspan of 3.75–6.1 in (9.5–15.5 cm). The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793.
Callosamia angulifera, the tuliptree silkmoth or giant silkmoth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found in North America from Massachusetts east through central New York, southern Ontario, and southern Michigan to central Illinois, south to the Florida panhandle and Mississippi. The wingspan is 80–110 mm. There is one generation per ...
Cymatophora is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1812. [1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, the giant gray moth (Cymatophora approximaria).