saturniid moth

1. Large brightly colored and usually tropical moth;
   Larvae spin silken cocoons (synset 102304104)
   is a type of: moth - typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
   subtypes:

   • emperor, emperor moth, saturnia pavonia - large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings
   • eacles imperialis, imperial moth - large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees
   • giant silkworm moth, silkworm moth - any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae
   • actias luna, luna moth - large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each forewing
   • cecropia, cecropia moth, hyalophora cecropia - North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees
   • automeris io, io moth - large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines
   • antheraea polyphemus, polyphemus moth - very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade trees
   • antheraea pernyi, pernyi moth - a Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk
   • antheraea mylitta, tussah, tusseh, tusser, tussore, tussur - oriental moth that produces brownish silk
   belongs to: family saturniidae, saturniidae - important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known
   same as: saturniid

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