Saturnite

A Saturnite is a large moth-like creature that comes out at dusk to hunt. They are brilliantly colored and have a large wingspan. They emit sonic blasts of sound to stun their prey.

Appearance
At an average height of six feet, the Saturnite is truly a fearsome creature. It has three sharp talons on each foot, however, some saturnites, known as soldiers, have pincers. The torso is slightly elongated and has a dark back that fades into a lighter color towards the front of the body. This black coloring also leads into strips slightly spilling onto the front.

The large, butterfly-like wings can have many different designs on them and usually have a span of four feet, which is not ideal for flight but lend themselves more to being a jump aid.

Each Saturnite has a fly-like head complete with four mandibles: large main pair, and a smaller, secondary pair. The head also has two pairs of antennae and two, large compound eyes. The eyes are usually crimson in color but in rare occasions can be blue.

Due to an attraction to reflective objects, Saturnites are often seen wearing found jewelry such as bracelets or necklaces. Piercings are also commonplace.

Behaviour and Society
Order scientists are the biggest source of information on the Saturnites. They have a primitive hierarchical society that is based around following the oldest Saurnite in the general area. It is very easy to distinguish the leader of a given group of Saturnites as they are usually covered in scars and clear physical damage. The leader may be challenged by another member.

Saturnites can perform basic first aid on minor wounds. They use torn pieces of cloth as bandages and even know to use alcohol to sterilize cuts. It is unknown if they developed the technique by themselves or if they learned it by watching another species.

Saturnites are not a social species. They don't trade with other groups or converse with them in anyway. To them, all other living things are either predators or prey. They prey on humans, Simulants, Harvestmen, and even Swamp men. Larger groups may attack more armored targets like Keepers, Sevs, or Hellbenders. Saturnites do not attack machines or cyborgs, although they will defend themselves if attacked.

They will often attack livestock and wild herbivores. They prefer mammals but reptiles are not off limits. Saturnites are carnivores first but if the opporunity arises they will drink and eat things that are high in sugar. Packaged candies and soft drinks from before the plague seem to be treats for them. This may also explain why they attack Simulants.