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Checklist for Tribe Attacini Linnaeus, 1767
and region Metropolitan France (France)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
752
9687
27461
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
749
9681
27454
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
9430
26835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
7648
23452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2466
8400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
2464
8384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2452
8360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
1560
4648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
1397
3884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
74
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
22
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
10
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttacini
Linnaeus, 1767
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Metropolitan France
4 Genera with 8 Species
Callosamia Packard, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 18552SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 17983SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Metropolitan France
8 Species
Callosamia angulifera Walker, 1855Angulated silk moth
Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773Promethea moth
Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902
Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758Apple tree silk moth
Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855Ceanothus silk moth
Samia canningii Hutton, 1859
Samia cynthia Drury, 1773Ailanthus silk moth
Samia ricini Donovan, 1798Eri silkworm


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