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Checklist for Tribe Attacini Linnaeus, 1767
and region Argentina (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
686
10351
27232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
684
10346
27226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
641
10177
26822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
398
8221
22592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
1998
4501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
1995
4497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
74
1988
4483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1398
3285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1301
3119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
127
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
64
146
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
9
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttacini
Linnaeus, 1767
5
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Argentina
5 Genera with 13 Species
Attacus Linnaeus, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 18551SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 190110SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Argentina
13 Species and 2 Subspecies
Attacus paraliae Peigler, 1985
Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855Ceanothus silk moth
Rothschildia aurota Cramer, 1775
Rothschildia aurota speculifera Walker, 1855
Rothschildia condor Staudinger, 1894
Rothschildia erycina erycina Shaw, 1795
Rothschildia hesperus Linnaeus, 1758
Rothschildia jacobaeae Walker, 1855
Rothschildia maurus Burmeister, 1880
Rothschildia maurusius Draudt, 1929
Rothschildia schreiteriana Breyer & Orfila, 1945
Rothschildia tucumani Dognin, 1901
Samia cynthia Drury, 1773Ailanthus silk moth


Links, sources and further information
Attacini at afromoths.net
Attacini at itis.gov