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Checklist for Tribe Attacini Linnaeus, 1767
and region Australasia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
942
23049
129157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
938
23017
129086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
883
22694
128014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
534
17158
106564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
99
5170
22363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
97
5135
22311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
92
5105
22157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
34
2897
12136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
29
2514
10267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
8
107
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
25
96
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
17
87
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttacini
Linnaeus, 1767
4
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australasia
4 Genera with 13 Species
Attacus Linnaeus, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Coscinocera Butler, 19275SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 17732SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australasia
13 Species
Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758Atlas Moth
Attacus aurantiacus W. Rothschild, 1895
Attacus wardi W. Rothschild, 1910Atlas Moth
Coscinocera anteus Bouvier, 1927
Coscinocera butleri (Rothschild, 1895)⇒ Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876
Coscinocera eurystheus Rothschild, 1898
Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876Hercules Moth
Coscinocera joiceyi (Bouvier, 1927)⇒ Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876
Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902
Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
Epiphora ploetzi Weymer, 1880
Samia ceramensis Bouvier, 1928
Samia cynthia Drury, 1773Ailanthus silk moth


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