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Life Forms==> Animal - Animalia==> Jointed Legged Animals - Arthropoda==> Insects - Insecta==> Butterflies And Moths - Lepidoptera==> Silk Moths - North American - Saturnidae - Nearctic

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Subfamily Saturnidae - Nearctic - Silk Moths - North American

Moth - Moon *Actias luna*	Moth - Polyphemus *Antheraea polyphemus*	Moth - Io *Automeris io*	*Automeris pamina*	*Callosamia angulifera*
*Callosamia promethea*	*Callosamia seculifera*	*Eupackardia calleta*	*Hemileuca chinatiensis*	*Hemileuca eglanterina*
*Hemileuca electra*	*Hemileuca electra*	*Hemileuca grotei*	*Hemileuca hera*	*Hemileuca maia*
*Hemileuca nevadensis*	*Hemileuca nuttalli*	*Hemileuca tricolor*	Moth - Cecropia *Hyalophora cecropia*	*Hyalophora columbia*
*Hyalophora gloveri*	*Hyalophora rubra*	*Rothschildia forbesi*	*Saturnia walterorum*	*Coloradia pandora*
*Coloradia doris*	*Antheraea oculea*	*Hemileuca neumoegeni*	*Rothschildia aricea*	*Agapema galbina*
*Hemileuca burnsi*	*Agapema homogena*	*Automeris iris*

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Saturnid moth group of eastern and central United States has three large species (luna, cecropia, and polyphemus) that are often fluttering around lights at night. Mounted Saturnid moth specimens fade if placed in light. Consequently collectors usually protect them from sunlight.

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	Latin	English
Kingdom	Animalia	Animal
Phylum	Arthropoda	Jointed Legged Animals
Class	Insecta	Insects
Order	Lepidoptera	Butterflies And Moths
Family	Saturnidae	Silk Moths
SubFamily	Saturnidae - Nearctic	Silk Moths - North American

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Graphium	orthosilaus
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Iphimedeia	richardus

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