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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
397
4697
21747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
396
4696
21746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
4612
21406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3397
17247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
1127
5217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
1127
5217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
1126
5216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
803
4151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
708
3787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
41
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
9
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
8
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttacini
Linnaeus, 1767
3
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Guinea
3 Genera with 7 Species
Attacus Linnaeus, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Coscinocera Butler, 19274SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 19281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
7 Species
Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758Atlas Moth
Attacus aurantiacus W. Rothschild, 1895
Coscinocera anteus Bouvier, 1927
Coscinocera butleri (Rothschild, 1895)⇒ Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876
Coscinocera eurystheus Rothschild, 1898
Coscinocera joiceyi (Bouvier, 1927)⇒ Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876
Samia ceramensis Bouvier, 1928


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