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Checklist for Tribe Attacini Linnaeus, 1767
and region Oceania (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
994
29345
172480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
990
29308
172389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
930
28885
170923
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
567
22062
142256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
107
6568
31448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
105
6528
31361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
98
6492
31158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
36
3755
17128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
30
3262
14459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
9
146
517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
40
124
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
27
107
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttacini
Linnaeus, 1767
6
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oceania
6 Genera with 18 Species
Attacus Linnaeus, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Callosamia Packard, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Coscinocera Butler, 18796SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 18552SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 17732SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oceania
18 Species
Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758Atlas Moth
Attacus aurantiacus W. Rothschild, 1895
Attacus wardi W. Rothschild, 1910Atlas Moth
Callosamia securifera Maassen, 1873Carolina silk moth
Coscinocera anteus Bouvier, 1927
Coscinocera butleri (Rothschild, 1895)⇒ Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876
Coscinocera eurystheus Rothschild, 1898
Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876Hercules Moth
Coscinocera joiceyi (Bouvier, 1927)⇒ Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876
Coscinocera omphale (Butler, 1879)⇒ Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876
Epiphora manowiensis Gschwandner., 1923
Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902
Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
Epiphora ploetzi Weymer, 1880
Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758Apple tree silk moth
Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855Ceanothus silk moth
Samia ceramensis Bouvier, 1928
Samia cynthia Drury, 1773Ailanthus silk moth


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