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Checklist of Tribe Attacini Linnaeus, 1767
for America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1308
49520
421464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1302
49454
421283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1167
48637
416604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
637
37635
344782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
116
10143
78074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
109
10075
77971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
100
10000
77696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
34
6550
51823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
30
5816
45270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
8
338
2432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
158
1276
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
44
197
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttacini
Linnaeus, 1767
8
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
8 Genera with 70 Species
Attacus Linnaeus, 19855SpeciesTaxom
Callosamia Packard, 18735SpeciesTaxom
Drepanoptera Rothschild, 01SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Eupackardia Cockerell, 1853Calleta Silkmoth5SpeciesTaxom
Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 185514SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 185462SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 04SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
70 Species and 24 Subspecies
Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758Atlas Moth
Attacus fossilis Cockerell, 1914
Attacus intermedius Jurriaanse &..., 1920
Attacus paraliae Peigler, 1985
Callosamia angulifera Walker, 1855Angulated silk moth
Callosamia anqulifera
Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773Promethea moth
Callosamia securifera Maassen, 1873Carolina silk moth
Drepanoptera femuatum
Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902
Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
Eupackardia caeca (Westwood, 1853)⇒ Eupackardia calleta Westwood, 1853
Eupackardia calleta Westwood, 1853Calleta Silkmoth
Eupackardia digueti (Westwood, 1853)⇒ Eupackardia calleta Westwood, 1853
Eupackardia semicaeca (Westwood, 1853)⇒ Eupackardia calleta Westwood, 1853
Hyalophora californica (Boisduval, 1855)⇒ Hylesia annulata Schaus, 1911
Hyalophora ceanothi (Boisduval, 1855)⇒ Hylesia annulata Schaus, 1911
Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758Apple tree silk moth
Hyalophora columbia Smith, 1865Columbia silk moth
Hyalophora columbia columbia Smith, 1865Columbia Silkmoth
Hyalophora columbia gloveri Strecker, 1872Glover's Silkmoth
Hyalophora columbia nokomis Brodie, 1884
Hyalophora euryalis euryalis Boisduval, 1855
Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855Ceanothus silk moth
Hyalophora gloveri (Strecker, 1872)⇒ Hyalophora columbia Smith, 1865
Hyalophora kasloensis (Cockerell, 1914)⇒ Hylesia annulata Schaus, 1911
Hyalophora parvimacula (Boisduval, 1855)⇒ Hylesia annulata Schaus, 1911
Hyalophora rubra (Behr, 1855)⇒ Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855
Rothschildia amoena Jordan, 1911
Rothschildia andensis Rothschild, 1907
Rothschildia arethusa Walker, 1855
Rothschildia aricia Walker, 1855
Rothschildia aroma Schaus, 1905
Rothschildia aurota Cramer, 1775
Rothschildia aurota andensis Rothschild, 1907
Rothschildia aurota aurota Cramer, 1775
Rothschildia aurota speculifera Walker, 1855
Rothschildia bucaya Schaus, 1941
Rothschildia cincta (Tepper, 1883)⇒ Rothschildia jorulla Westwood, 1853
Rothschildia cincta cincta Tepper, 1883
Rothschildia cincta guerreronis Draudt, 1929
Rothschildia cinctus Tepper, 1883
Rothschildia condor Staudinger, 1894
Rothschildia coxeyi Schaus, 1932
Rothschildia erycina Shaw, 1796
Rothschildia erycina erycina Shaw, 1795
Rothschildia erycina luciana Rothschild, 1907
Rothschildia erycina mexicana Draudt, 1929
Rothschildia erycina nigrescens Rothschild, 1907
Rothschildia forbesi Félix Édouar..., 1868Forbes Giant Silkmoth
Rothschildia fossilis T. D. A. Coc..., 1914
Rothschildia hesperus Linnaeus, 1758
Rothschildia hesperus hesperus Linnaeus, 1758
Rothschildia hopfferi C. Felder & ..., 1859
Rothschildia inca Rothschild, 1907
Rothschildia jacobaeae Walker, 1855
Rothschildia jorulla Westwood, 1853Jorulla silkmoth
Rothschildia jorulloides Dognin, 1895
Rothschildia lebeau Guérin-Ménev..., 1868Lebeau's Rothschildia
Rothschildia lebeau aroma Schaus, 1905
Rothschildia lebeau forbesi Benjamin, 1934Forbes´ Silkmoth
Rothschildia lebeau inca (Rothschild, 1907)⇒ Rothschildia lebecuatoriana Brechlin , K..., 2012
Rothschildia lebeau lebeau Guérin-Ménev..., 1868
Rothschildia lebeau yucatana Lemaire, 1971
Rothschildia lebecuatoriana Brechlin , K..., 2012
Rothschildia lichtenba (Dyar, 1912)⇒ Rothschildia maurus Burmeister, 1880
Rothschildia maurus Burmeister, 1880
Rothschildia maurusius Draudt, 1929
Rothschildia morana Schaus, 1921
Rothschildia mussehli Schaus, 1941
Rothschildia ochracea (Westwood, 1854)⇒ Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853
Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853Orizaba Silkmoth
Rothschildia orizaba equatorialis Rothschild, 1907
Rothschildia orizaba orizaba
Rothschildia orizaba peruviana Rothschild, 1907
Rothschildia orizaba uruapana C. C. Hoffman, 1942
Rothschildia paradoxa (Westwood, 1854)⇒ Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853
Rothschildia paucidentata C. Lemaire, 1971
Rothschildia peggyae Brechlin & M..., 2012
Rothschildia peruviana Rothschild, 1907
Rothschildia prionia Rothschild, 1907
Rothschildia prionidia (Westwood, 1854)⇒ Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853
Rothschildia roxana Schaus, 1905
Rothschildia schreiteriana Breyer & Orfila, 1945
Rothschildia speculifer Walker, 1855
Rothschildia splendida Palisot de B..., 1805
Rothschildia triloba W. Rothschild, 1907
Rothschildia tucumani Dognin, 1901
Rothschildia xanthina Rothschild, 1907
Rothschildia zacateca Westwood, 1854
Samia cynthia Drury, 1773Ailanthus silk moth
Samia cynthia walkeri Felder & Felder, 1862
Samia rubra


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