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Checklist for Tribe Attacini Linnaeus, 1767
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
569
8211
23107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
566
8203
23100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
541
8080
22778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
342
6365
19175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2424
8034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2424
8034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
74
2417
8025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1815
6573
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
1628
5798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
125
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
58
199
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
6
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttacini
Linnaeus, 1767
3
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecuador
3 Genera with 13 Species
Attacus Linnaeus, 1767
0SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 190716SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
13 Species and 6 Subspecies
Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902
Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
Rothschildia andensis Rothschild, 1907
Rothschildia aricia Walker, 1855
Rothschildia aurota Cramer, 1775
Rothschildia aurota aurota Cramer, 1775
Rothschildia bucaya Schaus, 1941
Rothschildia coxeyi Schaus, 1932
Rothschildia erycina erycina Shaw, 1795
Rothschildia erycina nigrescens Rothschild, 1907
Rothschildia hesperus Linnaeus, 1758
Rothschildia jorulloides Dognin, 1895
Rothschildia lebeau Guérin-Ménev..., 1868Lebeau's Rothschildia
Rothschildia lebeau inca (Rothschild, 1907)⇒ Rothschildia lebecuatoriana Brechlin , K..., 2012
Rothschildia lebecuatoriana Brechlin , K..., 2012
Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853Orizaba Silkmoth
Rothschildia orizaba equatorialis Rothschild, 1907
Rothschildia orizaba peruviana Rothschild, 1907


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