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Taxonomy of Genus Samia Hübner, 1819


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
GenusSamia
Hübner, 1819
101Species
Subnodes of Samia Hübner, 1819
SpeciesSamia abrerai Naumann & Peigler, 2001
SpeciesSamia advena Packard, 1914  ⇒ Samia cynthia
SpeciesSamia ailanthi Weil, 1863
SpeciesSamia ailanthus Chowdhury, 1982
SpeciesSamia ailanti Fauvel, 1895
SpeciesSamia albidorsalis Pascoe, 1865  ⇒ Mesosa (Saimia) albidorsis
SpeciesSamia alboabdominalis Schüssler, 1926  ⇒ Samia cynthia
SpeciesSamia amoena Lének, 1958
SpeciesSamia analis Lének, 1958
SpeciesSamia andrei
SpeciesSamia andrewesi Debauche, 1929
SpeciesSamia arrindia Milne-Edwards., 1854
SpeciesSamia aurotus Fabricius, 1787  ⇒ Samia cynthia
SpeciesSamia austriaca Lének, 1958
SpeciesSamia aylanti Motschulsky, 1858
SpeciesSamia balli
SpeciesSamia beekei Paukstadt & Paukstadt, 2012
SpeciesSamia bicolorata Mezger., 1928  ⇒ Samia cynthia
SpeciesSamia borneensis Rebel, 1926
SpeciesSamia bouvieri Le Moult, 0
SpeciesSamia burica Brechlin, 2007
SpeciesSamia canningi Hutton, 1859  ⇒ Samia cynthia
SpeciesSamia canningii Hutton, 1859
SpeciesSamia cecropia Linnaeus, 1758
SpeciesSamia ceramensis Bouvier, 1928
SpeciesSamia cynthia Drury, 1773
Ailanthus silk moth, Ailanthus Silkmoth, Cynthia moth
10Subspecies
SpeciesSamia diversa Pascoe, 1865  ⇒ Mutatocoptops diversa
SpeciesSamia dupuiseti Boisduval, 1854
SpeciesSamia eriacma Milburn., 1813
SpeciesSamia erythrinae Ter-Meer, 1862
SpeciesSamia eulouvaina Watson, 1914
SpeciesSamia euryalus Boisduval, 1855
SpeciesSamia externata Lének, 1958
SpeciesSamia fenestrella Mezger., 1928  ⇒ Samia cynthia
SpeciesSamia formosana Matsumura, 1931
SpeciesSamia fulva Jordan, 1911
SpeciesSamia fulvescens Lének, 1958
SpeciesSamia fusca Watson, 1912
SpeciesSamia fuscofasciatus Bouvier, 1927
SpeciesSamia guérini
SpeciesSamia guerini Moo, 1858
SpeciesSamia insularis Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1862  ⇒ Samia cynthia
SpeciesSamia iole Westwood, 1881
SpeciesSamia kalimantanensis Paukstadt & Paukstadt, 2011
SpeciesSamia kikibudiamini U. Paukstadt , L.H. Paukstadt & Suhardjono, 2002
SpeciesSamia kohlli Naumann & Peigler, 2001
SpeciesSamia lastousi
SpeciesSamia lefroyi
SpeciesSamia leopoldi Le Cerf, 1933
SpeciesSamia lunula Walker, 1855
SpeciesSamia lunuloides Rebel, 1923
SpeciesSamia luzonica Watson, 1914
SpeciesSamia manillensis Bouvier, 1927
SpeciesSamia mindanaensis Rebel, 1923
SpeciesSamia multiplicalis
SpeciesSamia naessigi Naumann & Peigler, 2001
SpeciesSamia naumanni U. Paukstadt , Peigler & L.H. Paukstadt, 1998
SpeciesSamia oberthuri
SpeciesSamia obscura Butler, 1879  ⇒ Hyalophora cecropia
SpeciesSamia obscurata Lének, 1958
SpeciesSamia obscurus Butler, 1879
SpeciesSamia parisiensis Clément, 1902
SpeciesSamia parsiensis Clément., 1902
SpeciesSamia peigleri Naumann & Nässig, 1995
SpeciesSamia penelope Buchanan., 1833
SpeciesSamia perfracta Lének, 1958
SpeciesSamia piperata Motschulsky, 1858
SpeciesSamia pryeri Butler, 1878  ⇒ Samia cynthia
SpeciesSamia punctata Mezger., 1928  ⇒ Samia cynthia
SpeciesSamia radiata Closs, 1917
SpeciesSamia reversa Crotch, 1953
SpeciesSamia revoluta Pascoe, 1865  ⇒ Mesosa (Saimia) revoluta
SpeciesSamia ricini Donovan, 1798
Eri silkworm
SpeciesSamia riciniformis Lének, 1958
SpeciesSamia rothschildi
SpeciesSamia rubra
SpeciesSamia tetrica Rebel, 1924
SpeciesSamia treadawayi Naumann, 1998
SpeciesSamia tristis Lének, 1958
SpeciesSamia vandenberghi Watson, 1915
SpeciesSamia vanderbergi Watson, 1915
SpeciesSamia vaneeckei Watson, 1913
SpeciesSamia vanschaycki
SpeciesSamia vera Guérin-Méneville, 1858
SpeciesSamia viridis Mezger., 1928  ⇒ Samia cynthia
SpeciesSamia vollenhoveni Bouvier, 1927
SpeciesSamia walkeri Felder, 1862  ⇒ Samia cynthia
SpeciesSamia wangi Naumann & Peigler, 2001
Lesser Atlas Moth
SpeciesSamia watsoni Oberthür, 1914
1Subspecies
SpeciesSamia yayukae U. Paukstadt , Peigler & L.H. Paukstadt, 1993

Synonyms
Desgodinsia (Oberthur, 1914)
Philosamia (Grote, 1874)


Distribution of Samia Hübner, 1819
Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bhutan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, United Kingdom, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela, Vietnam


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