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Checklist for Tribe Attacini Linnaeus, 1767
and region Oriental (Indo-Australian region)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
219
2910
33189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
219
2910
33189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
201
2796
32596
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
151
2429
30765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
28
355
871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
28
355
871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
28
355
871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
164
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
162
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
18
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
12
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
11
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttacini
Linnaeus, 1767
5
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oriental
5 Genera with 19 Species
Archaeoattacus Watson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Attacus Linnaeus, 18827SpeciesTaxom
Coscinocera Butler, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 19939SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oriental
19 Species
Archaeoattacus edwardsii White, 1859
Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758Atlas Moth
Attacus aurantiacus W. Rothschild, 1895
Attacus caesar Maassen, 1872
Attacus crameri Felder, 1861
Attacus lorquinii (C. & R. Felder, 1861)⇒ Attacus crameri Felder, 1861
Attacus paukstadtorum Brechlin, 2010
Attacus taprobanis Moore, 1882
Coscinocera anteus Bouvier, 1927
Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829African Atlas moth
Samia abrerai Naumann & Pe..., 2001
Samia canningi (Hutton, 1859)⇒ Samia cynthia Drury, 1773
Samia cynthia Drury, 1773Ailanthus silk moth
Samia kohlli Naumann & Pe..., 2001
Samia naumanni U. Paukstadt..., 1998
Samia pryeri (Butler, 1878)⇒ Samia cynthia Drury, 1773
Samia treadawayi Naumann, 1998
Samia wangi Naumann & Pe..., 2001Lesser Atlas Moth
Samia yayukae U. Paukstadt..., 1993


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