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Checklist for Tribe Attacini Linnaeus, 1767
and region Peninsular Malaysia (Malaysia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
384
3836
8234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
384
3836
8234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
367
3754
8096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3009
6817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
1372
3162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
46
1372
3162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
1372
3162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1071
2500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1050
2471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
66
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
14
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
13
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttacini
Linnaeus, 1767
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Peninsular Malaysia
4 Genera with 8 Species
Archaeoattacus Watson, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Attacus Linnaeus, 20103SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 19242SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peninsular Malaysia
8 Species
Archaeoattacus edwardsii White, 1859
Archaeoattacus malayanus Kurosawa & K..., 1984
Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758Atlas Moth
Attacus aurantiacus W. Rothschild, 1895
Attacus paukstadtorum Brechlin, 2010
Epiphora rectifascia Rothschild, 1907
Samia kohlli Naumann & Pe..., 2001
Samia tetrica Rebel, 1924


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