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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
83
4302
27836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
82
4295
27811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
4286
27718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
2443
17860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
2132
16193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
179
1467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
56
751
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
56 Genera with 751 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRTUV
Adafroptilum Darge, 201424SpeciesTaxom
Afroptilum Gillies, 192410SpeciesTaxom
Aglia Ochsenheimer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1758Tussah moths3SpeciesTaxom
Antherina Sonthonnax, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Antistathmoptera Tams, 19684SpeciesTaxom
Argema Wallengren, 1846African moon moths7SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Asthenia Westwood, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Athletes Karsch, 19046SpeciesTaxom
Aurivillius Packard, 201322SpeciesTaxom
Bunaea Hübner, 19166SpeciesTaxom
Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 187932SpeciesTaxom
Campimoptilum Karsch, 20089SpeciesTaxom
Campiomoptilum2SpeciesTaxom
Carnegia Holland, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ceranchia Butler, 02SpeciesTaxom
Cinabra Sonthonnax, 20149SpeciesTaxom
Cirina Walker, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Decachorda Aurivillius, 193014SpeciesTaxom
Dogoia Bouyer, 199415SpeciesTaxom
Eochroa Felder, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Eosia Le Cerf, 20083SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 200754SpeciesTaxom
Eudaemonia Hübner, 19198SpeciesTaxom
Gamelia Hübner, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Gonimbrasia Butler, 186548SpeciesTaxom
Goodia Holland, 18977SpeciesTaxom
Gynanisa Walker, 200823SpeciesTaxom
Heniocha Hübner, 199210SpeciesTaxom
Holocerina Pinhey, 184912SpeciesTaxom
Imbrasia Hübner, 190810SpeciesTaxom
Leucopteryx Packard, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Lobobunaea Packard, 200133SpeciesTaxom
Ludia Wallengren, 191121SpeciesTaxom
Maltagorea Bouyer, 188223SpeciesTaxom
Melanocera Sonthonnax, 19918SpeciesTaxom
Micragone Walker, 201442SpeciesTaxom
Nudaurelia Rothschild, 190769SpeciesTaxom
Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 195881SpeciesTaxom
Parusta Rothschild, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Polythysana Walker, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Protogynanisa Rougeot, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Pselaphelia Aurivillius, 200813SpeciesTaxom
Pseudantheraea Weymer, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaphelia Kirby, 011SpeciesTaxom
Pseudimbrasia Rougeot, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 184949SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoludia Strand, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Rohaniella Bouvier, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Tagoropsiella Darge, 200810SpeciesTaxom
Tagoropsis Felder, 191110SpeciesTaxom
Ubaena Karsch, 20044SpeciesTaxom
Urota Westwood, 201110SpeciesTaxom
Usta Wallengren, 18597SpeciesTaxom
Vegetia Jordan, 20044SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
751 Species and 11 Subspecies
Adafroptilum aberfoylensis Darge, 2014
Adafroptilum acuminatum Darge, 2003
Adafroptilum austriorientale Darge, 2008
Adafroptilum bellum Darge, Nauma..., 2003
Adafroptilum coccineum Darge, 2013
Adafroptilum coloratum Darge, Nauma..., 2003
Adafroptilum convictum Darge, 2007
Adafroptilum exiguum Darge, 2012
Adafroptilum hausmanni Darge, 2007
Adafroptilum incana Sonthonnax, 1899
Adafroptilum indivisum Darge, 2003
Adafroptilum kalamboensis Darge, 2007
Adafroptilum mikessensis Darge, 2007
Adafroptilum occidaneum Darge, 2008
Adafroptilum permixtum Darge, 2003
Adafroptilum pullum Darge, 2014
Adafroptilum rotundum Darge, 2003
Adafroptilum rougerii Darge, 2006
Adafroptilum scheveni Darge, 2003
Adafroptilum schmiti Darge, 2005
Adafroptilum septiguttata Weymer, 1909
Adafroptilum tricoronatum Darge, Nauma..., 2003
Adafroptilum tuberculatum Darge, Nauma..., 2003
Adafroptilum violaceum Darge, 2014
Afroptilum biarcuatum Kopelke, 1980
Afroptilum bicorne Ulmer, 1909
Afroptilum boettgeri Kopelke, 1980
Afroptilum confusum Lugo-Ortiz &..., 1998
Afroptilum dicentrum Demoulin, 1956
Afroptilum gilberti Gattolliat &..., 1999
Afroptilum lepidum Lugo-Ortiz &..., 1998
Afroptilum mathildae Gattolliat &..., 1999
Afroptilum parvum Crass, 1947
Afroptilum sudafricanum Lestage, 1924
Aglia tau Linnaeus, 1758Tau emperor
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776Giant silkworm moth
Antheraea lugardi Kirby, 1894
Antheraea paphia (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Antheraea polyphemus Cramer, 1776
Antherina comorana (Boisduval, 1883)⇒ Antherina suraka Boisduval, 1833
Antherina suraka Boisduval, 1833Suraka Silk Moth
Antistathmoptera daltonae Tams, 1935
Antistathmoptera elegans Darge, 2015
Antistathmoptera granti Bouyer, 2006
Antistathmoptera rectangulata Pinhey, 1968
Argema besanti Rebel, 1895
Argema bouvieri (Ghesquière, 1934)⇒ Argema mimosae Boisduval, 1847
Argema fournieri Darge, 1971
Argema katangensis Bouyer, 2008
Argema kuhnei Pinhey, 1969
Argema mimosae Boisduval, 1847African Moon Moth
Argema mittrei Guérin-Ménev..., 1846Comet Moth
Arsenura thomsoni Schaus, 1906
Asthenia flavicapilla Mabille, 1880
Athletes albicans Rougeot, 1955
Athletes ethra Westwood, 1849
Athletes gigas Sonthonnax, 1902
Athletes nyansae Rebel, 1904
Athletes ogoouensis Rougeot, 1962
Athletes semialba Sonthonnax, 1904
Aurivillius arata Westwood, 1849
Aurivillius aratus Westwood, 1849
Aurivillius aratus divaricatus Bouvier, 1927
Aurivillius bisinflectus Darge, 2013
Aurivillius cadioui Bouyer, 2008
Aurivillius curiosus Darge, 2013
Aurivillius divaricatus Bouvier, 1927
Aurivillius diversus Darge, 2013
Aurivillius drumonti Bouyer, 2008
Aurivillius fusca Rothschild, 1895
Aurivillius haszprunari Darge, 2013
Aurivillius horsini Bouvier, 1927
Aurivillius jolyanorum Bouyer, 1999
Aurivillius lucidus Darge, 2013
Aurivillius oberthueri Bouvier, 1927
Aurivillius orientalis Bouyer, 2007
Aurivillius propinquus Darge, 2013
Aurivillius schoenitzeri Darge, 2013
Aurivillius seydeli Rougeot, 1966
Aurivillius triramis Rothschild, 1907
Aurivillius xerophilus Rougeot, 1977
Aurivillius zambianus Darge, 2013
Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth
Bunaea alcione Stoll, 1780
Bunaea aslauga (Kirby, 1877)⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780
Bunaea caffraria (Stoll, 1790)⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780
Bunaea oremansi Bouyer, 2008
Bunaea vulpes Oberthür, 1916
Bunaeopsis angolana Le Cerf, 1918
Bunaeopsis annabellae Lemaire & Ro..., 1975
Bunaeopsis arabella Aurivillius, 1893
Bunaeopsis aurantiaca Rothschild, 1895
Bunaeopsis aurata Rougeot, 1972
Bunaeopsis birbiri Bouvier, 1929
Bunaeopsis bomfordi Pinhey, 1962
Bunaeopsis chromata Darge, 2003
Bunaeopsis clementi Lemaire & Ro..., 1975
Bunaeopsis dido Maassen & We..., 1881
Bunaeopsis editha (Wichgraf, 1914)⇒ Bunaeopsis dido Maassen & We..., 1881
Bunaeopsis ferruginea Bouvier, 1927
Bunaeopsis fervida Darge, 2003
Bunaeopsis francottei Darge, 1992
Bunaeopsis hersilia Westwood, 1849
Bunaeopsis jacksoni Jordan, 1908
Bunaeopsis licharbas Maassen & We..., 1885
Bunaeopsis lueboensis Bouvier, 1931
Bunaeopsis lutea Bouvier, 1927
Bunaeopsis macrophthalma Kirby, 1881
Bunaeopsis murphyi T.Bouyer, 2007
Bunaeopsis oubie Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
Bunaeopsis phidias Weymer, 1909
Bunaeopsis princeps Le Cerf, 1918
Bunaeopsis rendalli Rothschild, 1897
Bunaeopsis rothschildi Le Cerf, 1911
Bunaeopsis saffronica Pinhey, 1972
Bunaeopsis scheveniana Lemaire & Ro..., 1974
Bunaeopsis schoenheiti Wichgraff, 1914
Bunaeopsis thyene Weymer, 1896
Bunaeopsis vau Fawcett, 1915
Bunaeopsis zaddachi (Dewitz, 1879)⇒ Bunaeopsis oubie Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
Campimoptilum arabica Rougeot, 1977
Campimoptilum boulardi Rougeot, 1974
Campimoptilum hollandi Butler, 1898
Campimoptilum kuntzei Dewitz, 1881
Campimoptilum oriens Hampson, 1909
Campimoptilum pareensis Darge, 2008
Campimoptilum simukondai Darge, 2012
Campimoptilum smithii Holland, 1892
Campimoptilum sparsum Darge, 2008
Campiomoptilum hollandi Butler, 1898
Campiomoptilum kuntzei Dewitz, 1881
Carnegia mirabilis Aurivillius, 1895
Ceranchia apollina Butler, 1878
Ceranchia apollina cribelli
Cinabra bivari Darge, 2014
Cinabra bracteata Distant, 1897
Cinabra commixtus Darge, 2014
Cinabra hyperbius Westwood, 1881
Cinabra kitalei (Bouvier, 1930)⇒ Cinabra hyperbius Westwood, 1881
Cinabra nebularum Darge, 2014
Cinabra rubicundosus Darge, 2014
Cinabra rukwanensis Darge, 2014
Cinabra versicoloris Darge, 2014
Cirina amieti Darge, 1975
Cirina forda Westwood, 1849Pallid Emperor Moth
Cirina orientalis Bouvier, 1927
Decachorda aspersa Bouvier, 1927
Decachorda aspersa orientalis Bouvier, 1930
Decachorda aurivilii Bouvier, 1930
Decachorda bouvieri Hering, 1929
Decachorda congolana Bouvier, 1930
Decachorda fletcheri Rougeot, 1970
Decachorda fulvia Druce, 1886
Decachorda inspersa Hampson, 1910
Decachorda mombasana Stoneham, 1962
Decachorda orientalis Bouvier, 1930
Decachorda pomona Weymer, 1892
Decachorda rosea Aurivillius, 1898
Decachorda seydeli Rougeot, 1970
Decachorda tabolti Bouvier, 1930
Dogoia addita Darge, 2008
Dogoia astrica Darge, 1977
Dogoia dimonica Darge, 2008
Dogoia egeri Bouyer, 2009
Dogoia fulvescens Sonthonnax, 1898
Dogoia hierax Jordan, 1922
Dogoia leonardi Bouyer, 2009
Dogoia lunata Holland, 1893
Dogoia nyungwensis Bouyer, 2009
Dogoia obscuripennis Strand, 1912
Dogoia perfulvastra Darge, 1994
Dogoia stellata Darge, 1994
Dogoia thia Jordan, 1922
Dogoia unguiculata Bouvier, 1936
Dogoia veneris Darge, 1994
Eochroa trimenii Felder, 1875
Eosia digennaroi Bouyer, 2008
Eosia insignis Le Cerf, 1911
Eosia minettii Bouyer, 2008
Epiphora acuta Darge, 2012
Epiphora aequatorialis Testout, 1935
Epiphora albida Druce, 1886
Epiphora albidus Druce, 1886
Epiphora antinorii Oberthür, 1880
Epiphora atbarina (Butler, 1877)⇒ Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829
Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829African Atlas moth
Epiphora bedoci Bouvier, 1929
Epiphora berliozi Rougeot, 1948
Epiphora boolana Strand, 1909
Epiphora boursini Testout, 1935
Epiphora brunnea Bouvier, 1930
Epiphora cadioui Bouyer, 2008
Epiphora congolana Bouvier, 1929
Epiphora cotei Testout, 1935
Epiphora damarensis Schultze, 1913
Epiphora elianae Rougeot, 1974
Epiphora eugeniae Darge, 2012
Epiphora feae Aurivillius, 1910
Epiphora gabonensis Testout, 1935
Epiphora getula Maassen & We..., 1885
Epiphora hassoni Bouyer, 2008
Epiphora ileshana Rouget, 1955
Epiphora imperator Stoneham, 1933
Epiphora intermedia Rougeot, 1955
Epiphora kipengerensis Darge, 2007
Epiphora leae Darge, 2012
Epiphora lecerfi Testout, 1935
Epiphora lineata Bouvier, 1930
Epiphora lugardi Kirby, 1894
Epiphora macedoi Darge, Mende..., 2006
Epiphora magdalena Gruenberg, 1909
Epiphora manowiensis Gschwandner., 1923
Epiphora marginimacula Joicey & Talbot, 1924
Epiphora murphyi Bouyer, 2008
Epiphora mythimnia Westwood, 1849
Epiphora newporti Bouyer, 2007
Epiphora nubilosa Testout, 1938
Epiphora oberprieleri Bouyer, 2008
Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
Epiphora perspicuus Butler, 1878
Epiphora ploetzi Weymer, 1880
Epiphora pygmaea Bouvier, 1929
Epiphora rectifascia Rothschild, 1907
Epiphora rotunda Naumann, 2006
Epiphora schultzei Aurivillius, 1905
Epiphora testenoirei Bouvier, 1929
Epiphora testouti Rougeot, 1948
Epiphora torquata Bouvier, 1929
Epiphora vacuna Westwood, 1849
Epiphora vacunoides Testout, 1948
Epiphora vicina Darge, 2012
Epiphora watulegei Rougeot, 1974
Epiphora werneri Darge, 2007
Eudaemonia argiphontes Maassen, 1877
Eudaemonia argus Fabricius, 1777
Eudaemonia brachyura (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849
Eudaemonia colini (Bouvier, 1927)⇒ Eudaemonia trogophylla Hampson, 1919
Eudaemonia ghesquierii Talbot, 1925
Eudaemonia hartfordi Rougeot, 1962
Eudaemonia troglophylla Hampson, 1919
Eudaemonia trogophylla Hampson, 1919
Gamelia septentrionalis Bouvier, 1936
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) anna Maassen & We..., 1885
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) congolensis Bouvier, 1927
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) mariae Bouyer, 2007
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) rectilineata Sonthonnax, 1899
Gonimbrasia abayana Rougeot, 1977
Gonimbrasia affinis Bouvier, 1926
Gonimbrasia alcestris Weymer, 1907
Gonimbrasia allardi Rougeot, 1966
Gonimbrasia balachowskyi Rougeot, 1973
Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849Mopane Moth
Gonimbrasia bubo Bouvier, 1930
Gonimbrasia callophthalma Rougeot, 1979
Gonimbrasia capensis Cramer, 1780
Gonimbrasia carnigiei Janse, 1918
Gonimbrasia clarki Geertsema, 1971
Gonimbrasia cocaulti Darge & Terral, 1993
Gonimbrasia conradsi Rebel, 1906
Gonimbrasia cytherea Fabricius, 1775
Gonimbrasia deborah Weymer, 1886
Gonimbrasia desena Vinciguerra, 2009
Gonimbrasia dissimilis Darge, 2014
Gonimbrasia elgoniana Darge, 2010
Gonimbrasia ellisoni Lemaire, 1962
Gonimbrasia entebbeensis Darge, 2010
Gonimbrasia felderi Rothschild, 1895
Gonimbrasia fletcheri Rougeot, 1960
Gonimbrasia fucata Rougeot, 1978
Gonimbrasia godarti Lemaire, 1971
Gonimbrasia hecate Rougeot, 1955
Gonimbrasia hoehnelii Rogenhofer, 1891
Gonimbrasia kaguruensis Darge, 2014
Gonimbrasia mbiziana Darge, 2010
Gonimbrasia miranda Darge, 2005
Gonimbrasia mirei Darge, 1973
Gonimbrasia murphyiana Darge, 2010
Gonimbrasia nictitans Fabricius, 1775
Gonimbrasia occidentalis Rothschild, 1907
Gonimbrasia osiris Druce, 1896
Gonimbrasia pales Weymer, 1909
Gonimbrasia perscitus Darge, 1992
Gonimbrasia properubida Darge, 2014
Gonimbrasia ruvuensis Darge, 2014
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea Cramer, 1775Willow tree caterpillar
Gonimbrasia tyrrhena Cramer, 1775
Gonimbrasia ufipana Strand, 1911
Gonimbrasia ukerewensis Rebel, 1922
Gonimbrasia wahlbergii (Boisduval, 1847)⇒ Nudaurelia wahlbergina Rougeot, 1972
Gonimbrasia zambesina Walker, 1865
Goodia canui Bouyer, 2004
Goodia falcata Aurivillius, 1893
Goodia lunata (Holland, 1893)⇒ Dogoia lunata Holland, 1893
Goodia nubilata Holland, 1893
Goodia oxytela Jordan, 1922
Goodia praedicta Bouyer, 2009
Goodia smithii Holland, 1897
Gynanisa albescens Sonthonnax, 1904
Gynanisa arba Darge, 2008
Gynanisa ata Strand, 1911
Gynanisa basquini Bouyer, 2008
Gynanisa carcassoni Rougeot, 1974
Gynanisa commixta Darge, 2008
Gynanisa festa Rougeot, 1978
Gynanisa germauxi Rougeot, 1973
Gynanisa hecqui Darge, 1992
Gynanisa jama Rebel, 1915
Gynanisa kenya Darge, 2008
Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836Chipumi
Gynanisa maja daula⇒ Gynanisa jama Rebel, 1915
Gynanisa maja macromaia
Gynanisa meridiei Darge, 2008
Gynanisa minettii Darge, 2003
Gynanisa murphyi Bouyer, 2001
Gynanisa nigra (Bouvier, 1927)⇒ Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836
Gynanisa terrali Bouyer, 2001
Gynanisa thiryi Bouyer, 1992
Gynanisa uganda Darge, 2008
Gynanisa westwoodi W. Rothschild, 1895
Gynanisa zimba Darge, 2008
Heniocha apollonia Cramer, 1782
Heniocha bioculata (Aurivillius, 1879)⇒ Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872
Heniocha distincta Bryk, 1939
Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872Marbled Emperor
Heniocha flavida (Butler, 1877)⇒ Heniocha apollonia Cramer, 1782
Heniocha hassoni Bouyer, 2008
Heniocha marnois (Rogenhofer, 1891)⇒ Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872
Heniocha pudorosa Darge, 2005
Heniocha terpsichorina (Westwood, 1881)⇒ Acosmeryx beatae Cadiou, 2005
Heniocha vingerhoedti Bouyer, 1992
Holocerina agomensis Karsch, 1896
Holocerina angulata Aurivillius, 1893
Holocerina digennariana Darge, 2008
Holocerina intermedia Rougeot, 1978
Holocerina istsariensis Stoneham, 1962
Holocerina menieri Rougeot, 1973
Holocerina murphyi Bouyer, 2014
Holocerina occidentalis Bouyer, 2008
Holocerina orientalis Bouyer, 2001
Holocerina rhodesiensis Janse, 1918
Holocerina smilax Westwood, 1849
Holocerina smylax Westwood, 1849
Imbrasia allardi Rougeot, 1971
Imbrasia biokoensis Darge, 1988
Imbrasia butyrospermi Vuillot, 1911
Imbrasia epimethea Drury, 1822
Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904
Imbrasia longicaudata Holland, 1894
Imbrasia obscura Butler, 1878
Imbrasia orientalis Rougeot, 1962
Imbrasia senegalensis Olivier, 1792
Imbrasia truncata Aurivillius, 1908
Leucopteryx ansorgei Rothschild, 1897
Leucopteryx mollis Butler, 1889
Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849
Lobobunaea acuta Bouyer, 2012
Lobobunaea angasana Westwood, 1849
Lobobunaea ansorgei Rothschild, 1899
Lobobunaea bousqueti Darge, 1989
Lobobunaea christyi Sharpe, 1899
Lobobunaea dallastai (Bouyer, 1984)⇒ Lobobunaea ansorgei Rothschild, 1899
Lobobunaea doogii Bouyer, 2012
Lobobunaea elegans (Bouvier, 1928)⇒ Lobobunaea phaedusa Drury, 1782
Lobobunaea equatorialis Bouyer, 2012
Lobobunaea erythrotes Karsch, 1892
Lobobunaea falcatissima (Rougeot, 1962)⇒ Lobobunaea christyi Sharpe, 1899
Lobobunaea goodii Holland, 1893
Lobobunaea jeanneli (Rougeot, 1959)⇒ Lobobunaea ansorgei Rothschild, 1899
Lobobunaea jokineni Bouyer, 2012
Lobobunaea kagera Darge, 2014
Lobobunaea klemettii Bouyer, 2012
Lobobunaea kuehnei Naumann, 2008
Lobobunaea lemairei Bouyer, 2012
Lobobunaea melanoneura Rothschild, 1907
Lobobunaea melichari Bouyer, 2012
Lobobunaea niepelti Strand, 1912
Lobobunaea phaedusa Drury, 1782
Lobobunaea reginae Bouvier, 1930
Lobobunaea rexnoctuae Stoneham, 1962
Lobobunaea rosea Sonthonnax, 1901
Lobobunaea saturnus Fabricius, 1793
Lobobunaea sorangei Bouyer, 2012
Lobobunaea tanganyikae Sonthonnax, 1899
Lobobunaea turlini Lemaire, 1977
Lobobunaea vandenberghei (Dall´Asta, 1982)⇒ Lobobunaea turlini Lemaire, 1977
Lobobunaea vingerhoedti Bouyer, 2004
Lobobunaea werneri Bouyer, 2001
Ludia arguta Jordan, 1922
Ludia arguta russa Jordan, 1922
Ludia arida Jordan, 1938
Ludia corticea Jordan, 1922
Ludia delegorguei Boisduval, 1847
Ludia dentata (Hampson, 1891)⇒ Ludia orinoptena Karsch, 1893
Ludia goniata Rothschild, 1907
Ludia hansali Felder, 1874
Ludia hansali tanganyikae Strand, 1911
Ludia jordani Bouyer, 1997
Ludia limbobrunnea Strand, 1911
Ludia murphyi Bouyer, 2013
Ludia nyassana Strand, 1911
Ludia obscura Aurivillius, 1893
Ludia obscura aora
Ludia orinoptena Karsch, 1893
Ludia orinoptera Karisch, 1893
Ludia pseudovetusta Rougeot, 1978
Ludia pupillata (Strand, 1911)⇒ Ludia orinoptena Karsch, 1893
Ludia tessmanni Strand, 1911
Ludia vetusta Strand, 1911
Maltagorea altivola Basquin, 2013
Maltagorea ambahona Basquin, 2013
Maltagorea andriai Griveaud, 1961
Maltagorea ankaratra Viette, 1954
Maltagorea auricolor Mabille, 1879
Maltagorea basquini Rougerie, 2003
Maltagorea cincta Mabille, 1879
Maltagorea dentata Griveaud, 1961
Maltagorea dubiefi Bouyer, 2006
Maltagorea dura Keferstein, 1870
Maltagorea fusicolor Mabille, 1879
Maltagorea griveaudi Bouyer, 1996
Maltagorea lupina Rothschild, 1907
Maltagorea mariae Basquin, 2013
Maltagorea monsarrati Griveaud, 1968
Maltagorea ornata Griveaud, 1961
Maltagorea pseudomariae Basquin, 2013
Maltagorea pseudovulpina Basquin & Ro..., 2009
Maltagorea rostaingi Griveaud, 1964
Maltagorea rubriflava Griveaud, 1961
Maltagorea sogai Griveaud, 1961
Maltagorea variabile Viette, 1982
Maltagorea vulpina Butler, 1882
Melanocera dargei Terral, 1991
Melanocera menippe Westwood, 1849
Melanocera nereis Rothschild, 1898
Melanocera parva Rothschild, 1907
Melanocera pinheyi Lemaire & Ro..., 1974
Melanocera pujoli Lemaire & Ro..., 1974
Melanocera sufferti Weymer, 1896
Melanocera widenti Terral & Darge, 1991
Micragone aequabilis Darge, 2014
Micragone aganthylla Westwood, 1849
Micragone agathylla Westwood, 1849
Micragone allardi Darge, 1990
Micragone amaniana Darge, 2010
Micragone ansorgei W. Rothschild, 1907
Micragone bilineata (Rothschild, 1907)⇒ Micragone ansorgei W. Rothschild, 1907
Micragone busiana Darge, 2014
Micragone caliginosa Darge, 2010
Micragone camerunensis Strand, 1909
Micragone cana Aurivillius, 1893
Micragone colettae Rougeot, 1959
Micragone ducorpsi de Fleury, 1925
Micragone elisabethae Bouvier, 1930
Micragone flammostriata Rougeot, 1979
Micragone gaetani Bouyer, 2008
Micragone herilla Westwood, 1849
Micragone joiceyi Bouvier, 1930
Micragone kalamboensis Darge, 2010
Micragone kasanka Darge, 2011
Micragone kitaiensis Darge, 2010
Micragone lenzi Darge, 2014
Micragone leonardi Bouyer, 2008
Micragone lichenodes Holland, 1893
Micragone loutemboensis Darge, 2010
Micragone martinae Rougeot, 1952
Micragone mirei Darge, 1990
Micragone morini Rougeot, 1977
Micragone moxicoensis Mendes, Darg..., 2006
Micragone mpandana Darge, 2012
Micragone nenia Westwood, 1849
Micragone nenioides Rougeot, 1979
Micragone neonubifera Rougeot, 1979
Micragone nubifera Bouvier, 1936
Micragone nyasae Rougeot, 1962
Micragone phantasma Hering, 1930
Micragone propelittoralis Darge, 2014
Micragone remota Darge, 2005
Micragone rougeriei Bouyer, 2008
Micragone trefurthi (Strand, 1909)⇒ Micragone ansorgei W. Rothschild, 1907
Micragone udzungwa Darge, 2011
Micragone vukutuensis Darge, 2014
Nudaurelia aethiops Rothschild, 1907
Nudaurelia allardiana Rougeot, 1971
Nudaurelia alopia Westwood, 1849
Nudaurelia amathusia (Weymer, 1909)⇒ Nudaurelia xanthomma Rothschild, 1907
Nudaurelia anna allardi
Nudaurelia antelata Darge, 2003
Nudaurelia anthina Karsch, 1892
Nudaurelia anthinoides Rougeot, 1978
Nudaurelia bamendana Schultze, 1914
Nudaurelia batesi Bouvier, 1930
Nudaurelia belayneshae Rougeot, 1978
Nudaurelia bicolor Bouvier, 1930
Nudaurelia bouvieri Le Moult, 1933
Nudaurelia broschi Darge, 2002
Nudaurelia buchholzi Plötz, 1880
Nudaurelia bundukuensis Darge, 2014
Nudaurelia callophtalma Rougeot, 1979
Nudaurelia capdevillei Rougeot, 1979
Nudaurelia carnegiei Janse, 1918
Nudaurelia clarissima Darge, 2014
Nudaurelia cleoris Jordan, 1910
Nudaurelia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Gonimbrasia cytherea Fabricius, 1775
Nudaurelia dargei Bouyer, 2008
Nudaurelia dione Fabricius, 1793
Nudaurelia dionysiae Rougeot, 1948
Nudaurelia eblis Strecker, 1878
Nudaurelia emini Butler, 1888
Nudaurelia fasciata Gaede, 1927
Nudaurelia flammeola Darge, 2002
Nudaurelia formosissima Darge, 2009
Nudaurelia gabunica Rougeot, 1971
Nudaurelia gschwandneri (Rebel, 1917)⇒ Nudaurelia emini Butler, 1888
Nudaurelia gueinzii Staudinger, 1872
Nudaurelia hecate Rougeot, 1955
Nudaurelia huebneri Kirby, 1877
Nudaurelia hurumai Darge, 2003
Nudaurelia jamesoni Druce, 1890
Nudaurelia kafubuensis Bouvier, 1930
Nudaurelia kiliensis Darge, 2009
Nudaurelia kilumilorum Darge, 2002
Nudaurelia kohlli Darge, 2009
Nudaurelia kondoana Darge, 2014
Nudaurelia krucki Hering, 1930
Nudaurelia lucida Rothschild, 1907
Nudaurelia macrops Rebel, 1917
Nudaurelia macrothyris Rothschild, 1906
Nudaurelia maranguensis Darge, 2009
Nudaurelia mariae Bouyer, 2007
Nudaurelia mbarikana Darge, 2014
Nudaurelia melanops Bouvier, 1930
Nudaurelia mitfordi Kirby, 1892
Nudaurelia mpalensis Sonthonnax, 1899
Nudaurelia murphyi Darge, 1992
Nudaurelia myrtea Rebel, 1917
Nudaurelia nyassana Rothschild, 1907
Nudaurelia oyemensis (Rougeot, 1955)⇒ Nudaurelia melanops Bouvier, 1930
Nudaurelia rectilineata Sonthonnax, 1901
Nudaurelia renvazorum Darge, 2002
Nudaurelia rhodina Rothschild, 1907
Nudaurelia richelmanni (Sonthonnax, 1899)⇒ Gonimbrasia rectilineata Sonthonnax, 1899
Nudaurelia rubra Bouvier, 1927
Nudaurelia rubricostalis Kirby, 1892
Nudaurelia staudingeri Aurivillius, 1893
Nudaurelia subflava Darge, 2014
Nudaurelia ungemachi Bouvier, 1926
Nudaurelia venus Rebel, 1906
Nudaurelia wahlbergi Boisduval, 1847
Nudaurelia wahlbergina Rougeot, 1972
Nudaurelia xanthomma Rothschild, 1907
Orthogonioptilum adamaouensis Darge, 1988
Orthogonioptilum adiegetum Karsch, 1893
Orthogonioptilum adustum Jordan, 1922
Orthogonioptilum aequinoctialis Darge, 2008
Orthogonioptilum andreasum Rougeot, 1967
Orthogonioptilum apium Basquin, 1995
Orthogonioptilum bafutensis Darge, 1988
Orthogonioptilum bergeri Rougeot, 1962
Orthogonioptilum bernardii Bouyer, 1990
Orthogonioptilum bernaudi Darge, 1996
Orthogonioptilum bimaculatum (Rougeot, 1972)⇒ Orthogonioptilum subueleense Rougeot, 1972
Orthogonioptilum bouyeri Darge, 1990
Orthogonioptilum brunneum Jordan, 1922
Orthogonioptilum caecum Darge, 2003
Orthogonioptilum chalix Jordan, 1922
Orthogonioptilum chaminadei Darge, 1996
Orthogonioptilum concordia Bouyer, 1992
Orthogonioptilum conspectum (Rougeot, 1962)⇒ Orthogonioptilum ochraceum Rougeot, 1958
Orthogonioptilum crystallinum Darge, 1993
Orthogonioptilum csomaense Bouyer, 1992
Orthogonioptilum dallastai Darge, 1988
Orthogonioptilum dargei Basquin, 1992
Orthogonioptilum deletum Jordan, 1922
Orthogonioptilum diabolicum Rougeot, 1971
Orthogonioptilum dollmani Jordan, 1922
Orthogonioptilum emmanuellae Basquin, 1995
Orthogonioptilum falcatissimum Rougeot, 1971
Orthogonioptilum fang Darge, 1990
Orthogonioptilum filippii Darge, 1992
Orthogonioptilum fontainei Rougeot, 1962
Orthogonioptilum galleyi Basquin, 1992
Orthogonioptilum garmsi Bouyer, 1995
Orthogonioptilum garnieri Bouyer, 1987
Orthogonioptilum geniculipennis Strand, 1910
Orthogonioptilum grootaerti Bouyer, 2014
Orthogonioptilum herbuloti Darge, 1988
Orthogonioptilum ianthinum Rougeot, 1960
Orthogonioptilum igneolum Darge, 2012
Orthogonioptilum infernarum Darge, 1990
Orthogonioptilum infinitum Darge, 1992
Orthogonioptilum kahli Holland, 1921
Orthogonioptilum kasaiensis Dufrane, 1953
Orthogonioptilum kivuensis Bouyer, 1990
Orthogonioptilum klinzigi Darge, 1988
Orthogonioptilum lemairei Darge, 1986
Orthogonioptilum loloense Basquin, 1995
Orthogonioptilum luminosa Bouvier, 1930
Orthogonioptilum modestum Rougeot, 1965
Orthogonioptilum monochromum Karsch, 1893
Orthogonioptilum mucronatum Darge, 1988
Orthogonioptilum ndokiensis Darge, 2012
Orthogonioptilum neglectum Darge, 1995
Orthogonioptilum neodollmani (Darge, 1988)⇒ Orthogonioptilum diabolicum Rougeot, 1971
Orthogonioptilum neoprox Darge, 1992
Orthogonioptilum nigrescens Bouyer, 1994
Orthogonioptilum nimbaense Rougeot, 1962
Orthogonioptilum obamba Darge, 1990
Orthogonioptilum occidentalis Bouyer, 1995
Orthogonioptilum ochraceum Rougeot, 1958
Orthogonioptilum olivescens Kiriakoff, 1963
Orthogonioptilum oremansi Darge, 2008
Orthogonioptilum paveci Darge, 1992
Orthogonioptilum perarcuatum Darge, 1993
Orthogonioptilum piersoni Bouyer, 1989
Orthogonioptilum prox Karsch, 1893
Orthogonioptilum pseudadiegetum Darge, 1988
Orthogonioptilum restrictum Darge, 1988
Orthogonioptilum rougeoti Darge, 1973
Orthogonioptilum sejunctum Darge, 1993
Orthogonioptilum septiguttata Weymer, 1909
Orthogonioptilum silvaticum Darge, 1992
Orthogonioptilum solium Bouyer, 1990
Orthogonioptilum subueleense Rougeot, 1972
Orthogonioptilum tristis Sonthonnax, 1899
Orthogonioptilum ueleense Rougeot, 1967
Orthogonioptilum ugandensis Darge, 1988
Orthogonioptilum umbrulatum Basquin, 1995
Orthogonioptilum venustissimum Darge, 2012
Orthogonioptilum vestigiata Holland, 1893
Orthogonioptilum violascens Rebel, 1914
Orthogonioptilum vitreatum (Rougeot, 1958)⇒ Orthogonioptilum luminosa Bouvier, 1930
Parusta thelxinoe Fawcett, 1915
Parusta thelxione Fawcett, 1915
Parusta xanthops Rothschild, 1907
Polythysana apollina R. Felder & ..., 1874
Protogynanisa athletoides Rougeot, 1971
Protogynanisa probsti Bouyer, 2001
Pselaphelia arenivaga Darge, 2003
Pselaphelia aurata Bouyer, 1992
Pselaphelia flavivitta Walker, 1862
Pselaphelia gemmifera (Butler, 1878)⇒ Pselaphelia flavivitta Walker, 1862
Pselaphelia kitchingi Darge, 2007
Pselaphelia laclosi Darge, 2002
Pselaphelia mariatheresae Darge, 2002
Pselaphelia neglecta Darge, 2003
Pselaphelia noellae Bouyer, 2008
Pselaphelia oremansi Darge, 2008
Pselaphelia simplex Rebel, 1906
Pselaphelia vandenberghei Bouyer, 1992
Pselaphelia vingerhoedti Bouyer, 2008
Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878
Pseudantheraea imperator Rougeot, 1962
Pseudaphelia ansorgei Rothschild, 1898
Pseudaphelia apollinaris Boisduval, 1847
Pseudaphelia barotsina (Rothschild, 1907)⇒ Pseudaphelia apollinaris Boisduval, 1847
Pseudaphelia flava Bouvier, 1930
Pseudaphelia karemii Bouvier, 1927
Pseudaphelia luteola Bouvier, 1930
Pseudaphelia margilutea Bouvier, 1927
Pseudaphelia paleacea (Herrich-Schä..., 1855)⇒ Pseudaphelia apollinaris Boisduval, 1847
Pseudaphelia roseibrunnea Gaede, 1927
Pseudaphelia simplex Rebel, 1906
Pseudaphelia simplex ochracea
Pseudimbrasia deyrollei Thomson, 1858
Pseudobunaea alinda Sonthonnax, 1899
Pseudobunaea alinda sjoestedti
Pseudobunaea barnsi Bouvier, 1930
Pseudobunaea bjornstadi Bouyer, 2006
Pseudobunaea bondwana Darge, 2009
Pseudobunaea brunneli Rougeot, 1972
Pseudobunaea bungaensis Darge, 2014
Pseudobunaea callista Jordan, 1910
Pseudobunaea citrinarius Gaede, 1927
Pseudobunaea claryi Darge, 2009
Pseudobunaea cleopatra Aurivillius, 1893
Pseudobunaea cyrene Weymer, 1909
Pseudobunaea dayensis Rougeot, Bou..., 1991
Pseudobunaea deaconi Stoneham, 1962
Pseudobunaea elucida Darge, 2009
Pseudobunaea epithyrena Maassen & We..., 1885
Pseudobunaea flava Rougeot, 1972
Pseudobunaea fumida Darge, 2003
Pseudobunaea gauthieri Darge, 1988
Pseudobunaea geita Darge, 2012
Pseudobunaea heyeri Weymer, 1896
Pseudobunaea illustris Weymer, 1901
Pseudobunaea irius Fabricius, 1793
Pseudobunaea iyayiensis Darge, 2012
Pseudobunaea kidugalensis Darge, 2012
Pseudobunaea kituloensis Darge, 2010
Pseudobunaea kiyamyulwa Darge, 2012
Pseudobunaea latafenestrata Darge, 2013
Pseudobunaea maculata (Bouvier, 1930)⇒ Pseudobunaea tyrrhena Westwood, 1849
Pseudobunaea magingoensis Darge, 2013
Pseudobunaea mbiziana Darge, 2009
Pseudobunaea megana Darge, 2012
Pseudobunaea melinde (Maassen & We..., 1885)⇒ Pseudobunaea irius Fabricius, 1793
Pseudobunaea meloui (Riel, 1910)⇒ Pseudobunaea irius Fabricius, 1793
Pseudobunaea miriakambana Darge, 2009
Pseudobunaea montuosa Darge, 2014
Pseudobunaea morlandi Rothschild, 1907
Pseudobunaea mwangomoi Darge, 2009
Pseudobunaea natalensis Aurivillius, 1893
Pseudobunaea neglecta Darge, 2003
Pseudobunaea orientalis Rougeot, 1972
Pseudobunaea pallens Sonthonnax, 1901
Pseudobunaea paratyrrhena Bouvier, 1927
Pseudobunaea perchromatum Darge, 2003
Pseudobunaea pratorum Darge, 2003
Pseudobunaea redlichi (Weymer, 1901)⇒ Pseudobunaea irius Fabricius, 1793
Pseudobunaea santini Darge, 2009
Pseudobunaea sjostedti Aurivillius, 1893
Pseudobunaea tyrrhena Westwood, 1849
Pseudoludia nyungwe Bouyer, 1988
Pseudoludia suavis Rothschild, 1907
Rohaniella jebbae Sharpe, 1899
Rohaniella pygmaea Maassen & We..., 1885Pigmy Emperor
Tagoropsiella centralis Bouyer, 2000
Tagoropsiella expansa Darge, 2008
Tagoropsiella ikondae Rougeot, 1973
Tagoropsiella kaguruensis Darge, 2008
Tagoropsiella mbiziensis Darge, 2008
Tagoropsiella mulanjensis Darge, 2008
Tagoropsiella murphyi Bouyer, 2000
Tagoropsiella nyikensis Bouyer, 2000
Tagoropsiella rungwensis Darge, 2008
Tagoropsiella upembana Bouyer, 2008
Tagoropsis dura Keferstein, 1870
Tagoropsis flavinata Walker, 1865
Tagoropsis genoviefae Rougeot, 1950
Tagoropsis hanningtoni Butler, 1883
Tagoropsis hecqui Bouyer, 1989
Tagoropsis lupina Rothschild, 1907
Tagoropsis rougeoti D.S. Fletcher, 1968
Tagoropsis sabulosa Rothschild, 1907
Tagoropsis septentrionalis Bouyer, 2000
Tagoropsis songeana (Strand, 1911)⇒ Tagoropsis hanningtoni Butler, 1883
Ubaena dolabella Druce, 1886
Ubaena fuelleborniana Karsch, 1900
Ubaena lequeuxi Darge & Terral, 1988
Ubaena sabunii Darge & Kilu..., 2004
Urota centralis Bouyer, 2008
Urota conjuncta (Bouvier, 1930)⇒ Urota sinope Westwood, 1849
Urota herbuloti Darge, 1975
Urota koupensis Darge, 2011
Urota manicaensis Basquin, 2012
Urota melichari Bouyer, 2008
Urota nguruensis Darge, 2011
Urota sinope Westwood, 1849
Urota ulembwensis Darge, 2011
Urota zambiensis Darge, 2011
Usta alba Terral & Leq..., 1991
Usta angulata Rothschild, 1895Angled Emperor
Usta arabica Nässig, Nau..., 2015
Usta subangulata Bouvier, 1930
Usta subapicalis (Bouvier,)⇒ Usta terpsichore Maassen & We..., 1885
Usta terpsichore Maassen & We..., 1885Cavorting Emperor
Usta wallengrenii C. Felder & ..., 1859
Vegetia dewitzi Maassen & We..., 1885
Vegetia ducalis Jordan, 1922Ducal Princeling
Vegetia grimmia Geyer, 1831
Vegetia legraini Bouyer, 2004

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Afrotropical
SubfamilyAgliinae
Packard, 1893
1
1
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SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
1
1
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Species

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SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

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SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
50
744
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