Types of moths big. The asian gypsy is more common in areas like southern europe asia the pacific and northern africa. Clearwing moths family sesiidae bring some ease to the moth identification process because their name matches up closely with a physical characteristic of having clear or see through wings. Assam silkmoth antheraea assamensis makes muga silk a type. There are different types of gypsy moths native to their original habitats.
It belongs to the saturniidae family also known as saturniids. Giant peacock moth saturnia pyri imperial moth eacles imperialis luna moth actias luna polyphemus moth antheraea polyphemus prometheus moth callosamia promethea moths of economic significance. If all moths were as easy to identify as clearwing moths there would be little reason to fear trying to identify any of the eleven thousand native species. African armyworm spodoptera exempta a major agricultural pest in africa.
These are the hybrid types that spread the moth species globally. Additionally everyone enjoys a largest moth story and this section provides some good stories. It starts with the fact that atlas moths native species in indonesia rank as the worlds largest moths with a sing span approaching ten inches in length. Moth identification becomes a bit easier when it comes to the largest of the native moths.
Large moths are not as commonly seen as their butterfly cousins largely due in part to their nocturnal nature. Luna moth can be found in eastern texas central florida eastern north dakota and nova scotia west to saskatchewan.