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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Alta Verapaz (East Guatemala, Guatemala)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
129
539
676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
128
538
676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
123
531
670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
91
475
601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
16
88
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
16
88
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
16
88
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
72
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
70
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alta Verapaz
7 Genera with 10 Species
Arsenura Duncan, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1855Eyed Silkmoths3SpeciesTaxom
Caio Travassos & ..., 20102SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1889Imperial Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1855
Giant Silkworm Moth0SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alta Verapaz
10 Species
Arsenura armida Cramer, 1779Giant Silk Moth
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris janus Cramer, 1775
Automeris tridens Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Caio championi Druce, 1886
Caio witti Brechlin & M..., 2010
Copaxa lavenderoguatemalensis Brechlin & M..., 2010
Eacles masoni Schaus, 1896
Eacles ormondei Schaus, 1889
Rhescyntis hippodamia {Cramer, 1777

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Alta Verapaz
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Saturniidae at artfakta.se
Saturniidae at dyntaxa.se
Saturniidae at gbif.org
Saturniidae at irmng.org
Saturniidae at itis.gov