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Saturnia pavonia, emperor, emperor moth
large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings
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Eacles imperialis, imperial moth
large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees
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giant silkworm moth, silkworm moth
any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae
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Actias luna, luna moth
large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each forewing
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Hyalophora cecropia, cecropia, cecropia moth
North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees
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Automeris io, io moth
large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines
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Antheraea polyphemus, polyphemus moth
very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade trees
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Antheraea pernyi, pernyi moth
a Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk
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Antheraea mylitta, tussah, tusseh, tusser, tussore, tussur
oriental moth that produces brownish silk
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Samia cynthia, Samia walkeri, cynthia moth
large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus
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Atticus atlas, atlas moth
giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk
