Saturnia
noun
Sa·tur·nia
\səˈtərnēə\
Definition of Saturnia
: a genus of wild silk moths that is the type of the family Saturniidae
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Origin and Etymology of saturnia
New Latin, from Latin, daughter of the Roman god Saturn (epithet of the goddess Juno), from feminine of saturnius of Saturn, from Saturnus Saturn
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