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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
372
3864
9821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
372
3864
9821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
355
3786
9694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
243
3204
8761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
56
1411
2908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
55
1410
2906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
54
1408
2904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1059
2264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
996
2163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
80
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
16
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
13
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttacini
Linnaeus, 1767
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northeast India
3 Genera with 6 Species
Archaeoattacus Watson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Attacus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 18624SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast India
6 Species
Archaeoattacus edwardsii White, 1859
Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758Atlas Moth
Samia canningii Hutton, 1859
Samia cynthia Drury, 1773Ailanthus silk moth
Samia ricini Donovan, 1798Eri silkworm
Samia walkeri (Felder, 1862)⇒ Samia cynthia Drury, 1773


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