Saturniinae
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Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Saturniinae
- A taxonomic subfamily within the family Saturniidae – some 70 genera of saturniine moths, including some of those called silkmoths, emperor moths, and moon moths.
Hypernyms
- (tribe): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – clade; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Bombycoidea – superfamily; Saturniiformes – series; Saturniidae – family
Hyponyms
- (subfamily): Attacini, Bunaeini, Micragonini, Saturniini, Urotini – tribes
Coordinate terms
- (subfamily): Oxyteninae, Cercophaninae, Arsenurinae, Ceratocampinae, Hemileucinae, Agliinae, Salassinae – subfamilies
References
Saturniinae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Saturniinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Saturniinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Saturniinae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Saturniinae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
