Saturnia (moth)
Saturnia is a genus of large silkmoths in the family Saturniidae, which the German biologist Franz von Paula Schrank first described in 1802. Its members are commonly named emperor moths, though this is also used for various close relatives in subfamily Saturniinae. The known species are found across the Palearctic. However, three allied species, commonly called "saturnia moths" inhabit the chaparral of California. These have been included as species of the genus Saturnia in some schemes, but recently are treated as a separate genus Calosaturnia, only in the United States.
Species
The known species of Saturnia are:Saturnia atlantica Lucas, 1848Saturnia bieti Oberthür, 1886Saturnia cameronensis Lemaire, 1979Saturnia centralis Naumann & Loeffler, 2005Saturnia cephalariae Saturnia cidosa Moore, 1865Saturnia cognata Jordan in Seitz, 1911Saturnia koreanis Brechlin, 2009Saturnia luctifera Jordan in Seitz, 1911Saturnia pavonia - small emperor moth Saturnia pavoniella Saturnia pinratanai Lampe, 1989Saturnia pyri - giant emperor moth, Viennese emperor mothSaturnia spini - sloe emperor moth Saturnia taibaishanis Brechlin, 2009Saturnia zuleika Hope, 1843The following American species have been previously included in Saturnia in some schemes, but more recently as CalosaturniaSaturnia albofasciata - white-streaked saturnia Saturnia mendocino Behrens, 1876 - Mendocino saturniaSaturnia walterorum Hogue & Johnson, 1958 - Walter's saturnia
Else, the Brazilian Arsenura pandora has been previously placed in the genus Saturnia. Whether the autumn emperor moth, should be included in Saturnia needs to be determined; the same goes for the genus Neoris.