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Giant Silk Moths
of the New England Region
Family:
Saturniidae
(giant silk moths, royal moths, oakworms, bucks, and ios)
Subfamily:
Saturniinae
(giant silk moths)
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Presented by Sam Jaffe and The Caterpillar Lab.
The following resources were used in the creation of these galleries:
• Samuel Jaffe original photographs and associated Life History Notes.
• David Wagner accounts from
"The Caterpillars of Eastern North America"
•
Moth Photographer's Group range maps
Hyalophora cecropia
Cecropia Giant Silk Moth
Callosamia promethea
Promethea Moth
Antheraea polyphemus
Polyphemus Moth
Actias luna
Luna Moth
Other New England
Saturniinae
species not yet represented here
• Hyalophora columbia
(Columbia Silk Moth)
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