List of moths of Australia (Saturniidae)
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This is a list of the Australian species of the Family
Saturniidae
. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of Australia.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Saturniidae
Saturniidae
The Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, are among the largest and most spectacular of the moths. They form a family of Lepidoptera, with an estimated 1,300 to 1,500 described species worldwide...
. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of Australia.
- Attacus wardiAttacus wardiAttacus wardi is a moth from the Saturniidae family endemic to Northern Territory, Australia, originally believed to be a subspecies of Attacus dohertyi-Description:...
Rothschild, 1910 - Coscinocera herculesCoscinocera herculesThe Hercules Moth is a moth of the Saturniidae family, endemic to New Guinea and northern Australia.It has a wingspan of ca...
(Miskin, 1876) - Opodiphthera astrophela (Walker, 1855)
- Opodiphthera engaea (Turner, 1922)
- Opodiphthera eucalyptiOpodiphthera eucalyptiThe emperor gum moth, Opodiphthera eucalypti, is a species of moth native to Australia, and can be easily found in all the states except for Tasmania. They are also found as an introduced species in the North and South Islands of New Zealand...
(Scott, 1864) - Opodiphthera excavus Lane, 1995
- Opodiphthera fervida Jordan, 1910
- Opodiphthera helenaOpodiphthera helenaThe Helena Gum Moth is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found along the eastern coast of Australia.The wingspan is 130-170 mm.The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species....
(White, 1843) - Opodiphthera loranthi (T.P. Lucas, 1891)
- Opodiphthera rhythmica (Turner, 1936)
- Opodiphthera saccopoea (Turner, 1924)
- Samia cynthiaSamia cynthiaThe Ailanthus silkmoth is a saturniid moth, used to produce silk fabric but not as domesticated as the silkworm, Bombyx mori. The moth has very large wings of 113-125 mm, with a quarter-moon shaped spot on both the upper and lower wings, whitish and yellow stripes and brown background...
(Drury, 1773) - Syntherata janettaSyntherata janettaSyntherata janetta is a moth of the Saturniidae family. In the east it is found in New Guinea and in the northern half of Australia, as far south as NewcastleThe wingspan is about 120-140 mm....
(White, 1843)