Summary ²

The family Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, by most measures include the largest species of moths. They are a family of Lepidoptera, with an estimated 2,300 described species worldwide. The Saturniidae include such Lepidoptera as the giant silkmoths, royal moths and emperor moths.

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1. (c) Vipin Baliga, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/vipinbaliga/14170497345/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturniidae

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