List of moths of Canada (Saturniidae)
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This article is a list of the moths of Family Saturniidae
which are found in Canada
. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of Canada.
Following the species name, there is an abbreviation which indicates in which of the Canadian provinces and/or territories the species can be found.
Saturniidae
The Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, are among the largest and most spectacular of the moths. They form a family of Lepidoptera, with an estimated 1,300 to 1,500 described species worldwide...
which are found in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of Canada.
Following the species name, there is an abbreviation which indicates in which of the Canadian provinces and/or territories the species can be found.
- Eastern Canada
- On = OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
- Qb = QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
- NB = New BrunswickNew BrunswickNew Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
- NS = Nova ScotiaNova ScotiaNova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
- PE = Prince Edward IslandPrince Edward IslandPrince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
- NF = NewfoundlandNewfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
- LB = LabradorNewfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
- On = Ontario
- Western Canada
- BC = British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
- AB = AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
- SK = SaskatchewanSaskatchewanSaskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
- MB = ManitobaManitobaManitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
- YU = YukonYukonYukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....
- NT = Northwest TerritoriesNorthwest TerritoriesThe Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
- NV = NunavutNunavutNunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
- BC = British Columbia
Subfamily Ceratocampinae
- Anisota finlaysoni Riotte, 1969 -QC, ON
- Anisota manitobensis McDunnough, 1921 -MB
- Anisota senatoriaAnisota senatoriaThe Orangestriped oakworm is a Nearctic member of the family Saturniidae and subfamily Ceratocampinae. It is one of the more common Saturniids, reaching pest status occasionally in the northern parts of its range...
(Smith, 1797) -QC, ON - Anisota stigmaAnisota stigmaThe Spiny Oakworm Moth is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found from Massachusetts and south Ontario to Florida, west to Minnesota, Kansas and Texas.The wingspan is about 45 mm....
(Fabricius, 1775) -ON - Anisota virginiensisAnisota virginiensisAnisota virginiensis, the Pink-Striped Oakworm Moth, is a species of silk moth of the family Saturniidae.-Description:The female's wings are purplish red, blended with ochre-yellow, have thin scales, and are almost transparent. The male's wings are purplish brown with a large transparent space in...
(Drury, 1773) -NS, PE, NB, QC, ON, MB - Dryocampa rubicundaDryocampa rubicundaThe Rosy Maple Moth is a North American moth in the Saturniidae family. Males have a wingspan of 32–44 mm; females of 40–50 mm. They have reddish-to-pink legs and antennae, yellow bodies and hindwings, and pink forewings with a triangular yellow band across the middle. Males have bushier...
(Fabricius, 1793) -NS, PE, NB, QC, ON - Eacles imperialisEacles imperialisThe Imperial Moth is a Nearctic member of the family Saturniidae and subfamily Ceratocampinae.-Range:Imperial moths range from Mexico to Canada and from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Coast...
(Drury, 1773) -QC, ON - Syssphinx bicolor (Harris, 1841) -ON
Subfamily Hemileucinae
- Automeris ioAutomeris ioThe Io Moth is a very colorful North American moth in the Saturniidae family. It ranges from the southeast corner of Manitoba and in the southern extremes of Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick in Canada, and in the US it is found from Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, New...
(Fabricius, 1775) -QC, ON, MB - Hemileuca eglanterina (Boisduval, 1852) -AB, BC
- Hemileuca heraHemileuca heraThe Sagebrush Sheep Moth or Hera Buckmoth is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found from southern Saskatchewan west to British Columbia, south to Arizona and New Mexico....
(Harris, 1841) -SK, AB, BC - Hemileuca nevadensisHemileuca nevadensisThe Nevada Buck Moth is a species in the Saturniidae family.-Description:The female tends to be larger than the male, while males have black abdomens with red tips. The upperside of the wing is creamy white with black edges, each wing has "eyes" or black dots.-Distribution:They range from the west...
Stretch, 1872 -MB, SK - Hemileuca nuttalli (Strecker, 1875) -BC
Subfamily Saturniinae
- Callosamia anguliferaCallosamia anguliferaThe Tuliptree Silkmoth or Giant Silkmoth is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found from Massachusetts east through central New York, southern Ontario, and southern Michigan to central Illinois, south to the Florida panhandle and Mississippi.The wingspan is 80-110 mm...
(Walker, 1855) -ON - Callosamia prometheaCallosamia prometheaThe Promethea Silkmoth , is a member of the Saturniidae family of moths.-Description:Males have dark brownish-black wings with a faint white postmedian line and pinkish coloring near the apical spot. Females are bright reddish-pink or a brownish color with well-developed reniform spots. Both...
(Drury, 1773) -NB, QC, ON, MB - Hyalophora cecropiaHyalophora cecropiaThe Cecropia Moth is North America's largest native moth. It is a member of the Saturniidae family, or giant silk moths. Females with a wingspan of 160 mm or more have been documented. It is found as far west as the Rocky Mountains and north into the maritime provinces of Canada...
(Linnaeus, 1758) -NS, PE, NB, QC, ON, MB, SK, AB - Hyalophora columbiaHyalophora columbiaThe Columbia Silkmoth or Larch Silkmoth is a moth of the Saturniidae family. In the east it is found from Quebec and Ontario to Michigan, northern Wisconsin, and south-eastern Manitoba. In the west it is found from Alberta and Montana south through the Rocky Mountains to south-western Texas and...
(Smith, 1865) -NS, PE, NB, QC, ON, MB, SK, AB, BC - Hyalophora euryalusHyalophora euryalusThe Ceanothus Silkmoth is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found in the dry intermontane valleys and interior of British Columbia south to Baja California....
(Boisduval, 1855) -BC - Samia cynthiaSamia cynthiaThe Ailanthus silkmoth is a saturniid moth, used to produce silk fabric but not as domesticated as the silkworm, Bombyx mori. The moth has very large wings of 113-125 mm, with a quarter-moon shaped spot on both the upper and lower wings, whitish and yellow stripes and brown background...
(Drury, 1773) -ON - Actias lunaActias lunaActias luna, commonly known as the Luna Moth, is a lime-green, Nearctic Saturniid moth in the family Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae...
(Linnaeus, 1758) -NS, PE, NB, QC, ON, MB, SK - Antheraea polyphemusAntheraea polyphemusThe Polyphemus Moth is a North American member of the family Saturniidae, the giant silk moths. It is a tan colored moth, with an average wingspan of 15 cm . The most notable feature of the moth is its large, purplish eyespots on its two hindwings...
(Cramer, 1776) -NS, PE, NB, QC, ON, MB, SK, AB, BC