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
family Saturniidae
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
Automeris, genus Automeris - io moth
Antheraea, genus Antheraea - large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality
Atticus, genus Atticus - atlas moth
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Around 100 final-instar larvae were collected from each location using a fine-tip brush; these were Citioica anthonilis (Herrich-Schaeffer) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) on Piptadenia gonoacantha (Martin) Macbride (Fabaceae); Heraclides anchisiades capys (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) on Citrus sp.
Parasitism of lepidopteran defoliators of urban plants by Palmistichus elaeisis (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)
Automeris liberia Cramer (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae), another defoliator observed in the plantations studied, was detected in higher abundance in leaflets closer to the leaf apex (ALDANA et al., 2010).
Validation of the sampling methodology for Opsiphanes invirae caterpillars on oil palm plantations in the Brazilian Amazon/ Validacao da metodologia de amostragem para lagartas de Opsiphanes invirae em plantios de palma de oleo na Amazonia brasileira
Los grupos de lepidopteros nocturnos que en Mexico han recibido mayor atencion corresponden a Sphingidae (Leon-Cortes, 2000; Leon-Cortes et al., 2006) y Saturniidae (Balcazar- Lara & Beutelspacher, 2000a).
NUEVOS REGISTROS DE PALOMILLAS (SPHINGIDAE Y EREBIDAE) PARA EL ESTADO DE PUEBLA
Omotoso, "Nutritional quality, functional properties and anti-nutrient compositions of the larva of Cirina forda (Westwood) (Lepidoptera: saturniidae)," Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE B, vol.
Characteristics, Functional Properties, and Antioxidant Activities of Water-Soluble Proteins Extracted from Grasshoppers, Patanga succincta and Chondracris roseapbrunner
Mariposas diurnas y nocturnas (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidae, Saturniidae, Sphingidae) del Parque Nacional Natural Gorgona, Pacifico Colombiano.
Aspectos biologicos de Archaeoprepona demophon muson (Fruhstorfer, 1905) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Charaxinae) en la Amazonia peruana
Getu, "Feed Utilization Efficiency of Eri-Silkworm (Samia cynthia ricini Boisduval) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) on Eight Castor (Ricinus communis L.) Genotypes," International Journal of Innovative and Applied Research, vol.
Investigation of Properties of Silk Fiber Produced in Ethiopia
Saturniidae larvae 3 0.6 Noctuidae imagos 3 1.1 Noctuidae larvae 1 0.4 9 1.9 Notodontidae larvae 3 0.6 Nymphalidae larvae 1 0.4 10 2.2 Orthoptera Acrididae g.
Variability in nestling diet of European hoopoes: annual and sampling effect
on Lepidoptera of Ecuador, associated with species of the families Apatelodidae, Arctiidae, Geometridae, Limacodidae, Noctuidae, Nymphalidae, Pieridae, Pyralidae and Saturniidae. They reported that Glyptapanteles spp.
Study on the Hymenoptera parasitoid associated with Lepidoptera larvae in reforestation and agrosilvopastoral systems at Fazenda Canchim (Embrapa Pecuaria Sudeste) Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil/Estudo dos Hymenoptera parasitoides associados a larvas de Lepidoptera em reflorestamento e sistema agrossilvipastoril na Fazenda Canchim (Embrapa Pecuaria Sudeste), Sao Carlos, SP, Brasil
Another defoliating caterpillar, Ormiscodes cinnamomia (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae), has adapted to plantations of Pinus radiata, Pseudotsuga menzsiesii, Populus spp.
The role of human activities on forest insect outbreaks worldwide/El papel de las actividades humanas sobre el forest insectos brotes en el mundo/Le role des activites humaines sur les forets infestations d'insectes dans le monde
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