Overview
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A Series in the Kingdom Animalia.
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Taxonomy
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The Series Saturniiformes is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Superfamily (1): Bombycoidea
- Family (6): Brahmaeidae · Cercophanidae · Endromidae · Lemoniidae · Oxytenidae · Saturniidae
Families
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Brahmaeidae
Brahmaeidae is a of insects in the Lepidoptera order, commonly known as brahmin moths. [more]
Cercophanidae
Endromidae
Lemoniidae
Oxytenidae
Saturniidae
The Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, are among the largest and most spectacular of the . They form a family of Lepidoptera, with an estimated 1,300 to 1,500 described species worldwide. The Saturniidae include such Lepidoptera as the giant silkmoths, royal moths and emperor moths. [more]
At least 1,359 species and subspecies belong to the Family Saturniidae.
More info about the Family Saturniidae may be found here.
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