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Checklist for Tribe Attacini Linnaeus, 1767
and region East Asia (Far East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1146
26296
148959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1142
26273
148905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1054
25859
147577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
627
19594
119086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
99
5451
26051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
96
5430
25997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
91
5404
25833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
36
3586
17310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
30
3206
14977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
8
154
557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
27
112
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
21
103
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttacini
Linnaeus, 1767
4
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Asia
4 Genera with 9 Species
Archaeoattacus Watson, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Attacus Linnaeus, 19934SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Asia
9 Species and 8 Subspecies
Archaeoattacus malayanus Kurosawa & K..., 1984
Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758Atlas Moth
Attacus atlas atlas
Attacus atlas formosanus Villiard, 1969
Attacus atlas ryukyuensis Inoue, 1993
Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902
Samia canningi (Hutton, 1859)⇒ Samia cynthia Drury, 1773
Samia cynthia Drury, 1773Ailanthus silk moth
Samia cynthia cynthia Drury, 1773
Samia cynthia pryeri (Butler, 1878)⇒ Samia cynthia Drury, 1773
Samia cynthia ricini Jones, 1791
Samia cynthia walkeri Felder & Felder, 1862
Samia formosana Matsumura, 1931
Samia pryeri (Butler, 1878)⇒ Samia cynthia Drury, 1773
Samia wangi Naumann & Pe..., 2001Lesser Atlas Moth
Samia watsoni Oberthür, 1914
Samia watsoni formosana Matsumura, 0


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