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Taxonomy of Genus Attacus Linnaeus, 1767


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
14
1019
18314
Families
Genera
Species
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
344
8362
Genera
Species
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
144
3995
Genera
Species
TribeAttacini
Linnaeus, 1767
13
594
Genera
Species
GenusAttacus
Linnaeus, 1767
101Species
Subnodes of Attacus Linnaeus, 1767
SpeciesAttacus agis
SpeciesAttacus amboinensis Hutton, 1863
SpeciesAttacus arethusa
SpeciesAttacus aruensis
SpeciesAttacus atlantis Strand, 1913
SpeciesAttacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758
Atlas Moth, Giant indian silkworm, Snake head moth
6Subspecies
SpeciesAttacus aurantiacus W. Rothschild, 1895
2Subspecies
SpeciesAttacus auranticus Rothschild, 1895
1Subspecies
SpeciesAttacus aurota Skell, 1942
SpeciesAttacus baliensis Juriaanse & Lindemans, 1921
SpeciesAttacus banghaasi Gschwandner., 1920
SpeciesAttacus bifenestratus Gschwandner., 1920
SpeciesAttacus burmaensis Juriaanse, 1920
SpeciesAttacus burmana Seitz, 1928
SpeciesAttacus caesar Maassen, 1872
SpeciesAttacus chinensis Bouvier, 1936
SpeciesAttacus conjunctus Gschwandner, 1920
SpeciesAttacus crameri Felder, 1861
3Subspecies
SpeciesAttacus dammermani Roepke, 1953
SpeciesAttacus dohertyi W. Rothschild, 1895
4Subspecies
SpeciesAttacus egeus Cramer, 1776
SpeciesAttacus erebus Fruhstorfer, 1904
SpeciesAttacus ethra Olivier, 1797
SpeciesAttacus formosanus Villiard, 1969
SpeciesAttacus fossilis Cockerell, 1914
SpeciesAttacus gladiator Fruhstorfer, 1904
SpeciesAttacus guerinii
SpeciesAttacus imperator Kirby, 1892
SpeciesAttacus imperialis Seitz, 1926
SpeciesAttacus incerta Bouvier, 1936
SpeciesAttacus inopinatus Jurriaanse & Lindemans, 1920
SpeciesAttacus intermedius Jurriaanse & Lindemans, 1920
SpeciesAttacus javanensis Bouvier, 1932
SpeciesAttacus lemairei Peigler, 1985
SpeciesAttacus lorquinii C. & R. Felder, 1861  ⇒ Attacus crameri
3Subspecies
SpeciesAttacus major Dusuzeau & Sonthonnax, 1897
SpeciesAttacus mannus Fruhstorfer, 1904
SpeciesAttacus mcmulleni Watson, 1914
SpeciesAttacus minor Dusuzeau & Sonthonnax, 1897
SpeciesAttacus mirabilis Cramer, 1780
SpeciesAttacus modestia Cramer, 1780
SpeciesAttacus mysorensis Bouvier, 1936
SpeciesAttacus opaca Bouvier, 1936
SpeciesAttacus pallida Bouvier, 1936
SpeciesAttacus paraliae Peigler, 1985
SpeciesAttacus paukstadtorum Brechlin, 2010
SpeciesAttacus pavonia
2Subspecies
SpeciesAttacus peregrina Stoll, 1780
SpeciesAttacus philippina Bouvier, 1930
SpeciesAttacus pluto Girard, 1885
SpeciesAttacus rügeri
SpeciesAttacus ricini
SpeciesAttacus roseus Fruhstorfer, 1904
SpeciesAttacus rotundus Juriaanse & Lindemans, 1920
SpeciesAttacus ruegeri Gschwandner., 1920
SpeciesAttacus ruffa Linnaeus, 1767
SpeciesAttacus ryukyuensis Inoue, 1992
SpeciesAttacus satyrus R.Felder, 1874
SpeciesAttacus selayarensis Naumann & Peigler, 2012
SpeciesAttacus silhetica Helfer, 1837
SpeciesAttacus simalurana Watson, 1915
SpeciesAttacus similis Bouvier, 1936
SpeciesAttacus simplex Bouvier, 1936
SpeciesAttacus siriae
SpeciesAttacus soembanus Van Eecke, 1933
SpeciesAttacus strandi Schüssler, 1933
SpeciesAttacus sumatranus Fruhstorfer, 1904
SpeciesAttacus suparmani U. Paukstadt & L.h. Paukstadt, 2002
SpeciesAttacus talas Hübner, 1820
SpeciesAttacus taprobanis Moore, 1882
SpeciesAttacus tharops Stoll, 1782
SpeciesAttacus tonkiensis Bouvier, 1936
SpeciesAttacus tonkinensis Roepke, 1953
SpeciesAttacus trifenestratus Geschwandner., 1920
SpeciesAttacus trumphator Fruhstorfer, 1904
SpeciesAttacus varia Bouvier, 1936
SpeciesAttacus vitrea Perry, 1811
SpeciesAttacus vitreus Perry, 1811
SpeciesAttacus wardi W. Rothschild, 1910
Atlas Moth, Australian atlas moth
SpeciesAttacus zerbina Cramer, 1780

Synonyms
Arcuata (Perry, 1811)


Distribution of Attacus Linnaeus, 1767
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Colombia, East Timor, Ecuador, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Palau, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Thailand, USA, Vietnam


Distribution on islands
Alor Archipelago, Kai Islands


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