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Checklist for Tribe Attacini Linnaeus, 1767
and region Venezuela (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
6372
16248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
6368
16244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
487
6239
15904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
306
5004
13441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1585
3960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1585
3960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
63
1583
3957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1111
3010
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1021
2848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
77
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
30
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttacini
Linnaeus, 1767
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Venezuela
3 Genera with 6 Species
Epiphora Wallengren, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 19715SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
6 Species and 2 Subspecies
Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
Rothschildia aurota Cramer, 1775
Rothschildia aurota aurota Cramer, 1775
Rothschildia erycina erycina Shaw, 1795
Rothschildia hesperus Linnaeus, 1758
Rothschildia paucidentata C. Lemaire, 1971
Samia cynthia Drury, 1773Ailanthus silk moth


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