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Checklist for Tribe Attacini Linnaeus, 1767
and region Northeast Argentina (Argentina)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
489
6412
11213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
488
6411
11212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
469
6313
10970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
310
5083
8921
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
65
1624
3115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
65
1623
3114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
63
1621
3111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1206
2504
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
1164
2459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
91
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
38
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
7
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttacini
Linnaeus, 1767
3
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northeast Argentina
3 Genera with 7 Species
Attacus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 18535SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast Argentina
7 Species
Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758Atlas Moth
Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
Rothschildia forbesi Félix Édouar..., 1868Forbes Giant Silkmoth
Rothschildia hesperus Linnaeus, 1758
Rothschildia jacobaeae Walker, 1855
Rothschildia maurus Burmeister, 1880
Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853Orizaba Silkmoth


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