Saturniidae - giant silkworm and royal moth family
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Mount Desert Island is home to 5 species in 5 genera. Click on a link below or scroll down for more information.
   Hyalophora (1 species)
      Hyalophora cecropia - cecropia moth
   Platysamia (1 species)
      Platysamia columbia - [?]
   Actias (1 species)
      Actias luna - luna moth
   Antheraea (1 species)
      Antheraea polyphemus - American silk-worm
   Automeris (1 species)
      Automeris io - io moth

Hyalophora ([?])
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Hyalophora cecropia (cecropia moth) - [information to be added]

Platysamia ([?])
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Platysamia columbia ([?]) - [information to be added]

Actias (luna moth)
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Actias luna (luna moth) - [information to be added]

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Antheraea (silk-worm)
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Ahtneraea polyphemus (American silk-worm) - [information to be added]

Automeris (io moth)
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Automeris io (io moth) - [information to be added]