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Saturniidae

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Noun1.Saturniidae - important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects knownSaturniidae - important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known
arthropod family - any of the arthropods
Lepidoptera, order Lepidoptera - moths and butterflies
saturniid, saturniid moth - large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons
genus Saturnia, Saturnia - type genus of the Saturniidae: emperor moth
Eacles, genus Eacles - imperial moths
giant silkworm, wild wilkworm, silkworm - larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
Actias, genus Actias - luna moths
genus Hyalophora, Hyalophora - American silkworm moth
genus Samia, Samia - silkworm moths
Antheraea, genus Antheraea - large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality
Atticus, genus Atticus - atlas moth


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The moth belongs to the family Saturniidae, also known as silk moths.
 
 
 
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