Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837

Japaridze, Lasha-Giorgi & Seropian, Armen, 2025, Unwanted guests: The first records of two established non-native moth species in the Caucasus, with notes on non-native fauna of Georgia, Caucasiana 4, pp. 137-151 : 137-151

Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837

Remarks.

Members of Saturniidae are medium to very large moths, usually with robust, hairy bodies and broad wings, often bearing conspicuous eyespots or transparent hyaline “ windows. ” Antennae are bipectinate in both sexes, strongly so in males. The family is most diverse in tropical regions ( Kitching et al. 2018). In the territory of Georgia, it is represented by seven species comprised in three genera, of which Samia cynthia (Drury, 1773) was intentionally introduced for silk production ( Zolotuhin et al. 2011).