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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Amazonas (North Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
382
3979
8553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
382
3979
8553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3864
8271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2959
6620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
51
865
2050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
51
865
2050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
51
865
2050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
655
1699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
636
1680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
60
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
25
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Amazonas
25 Genera with 49 Species
#ABCDEHLOPRST
Adelocephala Duponchel, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Adelowalkeria Travassos, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 19304SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 2011Eyed Silkmoths7SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphlebia C. Felder & ..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Cerodirphia Michener, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Cicia Oiticica, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Citioica Travassos & ..., 18541SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Copiopteryx Duncan & Wes..., 17791SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1775Imperial Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19238SpeciesTaxom
Lobobunaea Packard, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1777Giant Silkworm Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Loxolomia Maassen, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Procitheronia Michener, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloscola Michener, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Therinia Hübner, 18871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amazonas
49 Species and 1 Subspecies
Adelocephala hodeva Druce, 1904
Adelocephala purpurascens Schaus, 1905
Adeloneivaia acuta Schaus, 1896
Adeloneivaia pelias Rothschild, 1907
Adeloneivaia subangulata Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Adelowalkeria tristygma Boisduval, 1872
Arsenura albopicta Jordan, 1922
Arsenura armida Cramer, 1779Giant Silk Moth
Arsenura batesii R. Felder & ..., 1874
Arsenura ciocolatina Draudt, 1930
Automeris despicata Draudt, 1929
Automeris janus Cramer, 1775
Automeris larra Walker, 1855
Automeris larra larra
Automeris midea Maassen & We..., 1885
Automeris mideperuensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris pomiferoides Brechlin & M..., 2011
Bathyphlebia eminens Dognin, 1891
Cerodirphia speciosa Cramer, 1777
Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001
Cicia pelota Schaus, 1905
Citheronia phoronea Cramer, 1779
Citioica anthonilis (Herrich-Schä..., 1854)⇒ Citioica guayensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Copaxa medea Maassen, 1890
Copiopteryx semiramis Cramer, 1779
Dirphia fraterna R. Felder & ..., 1874
Dirphia hircia Cramer, 1775
Dirphia obliqua Bouvier, 1924
Eacles barnesi Schaus, 1905
Eacles guianensis Schaus, 1905
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Eacles masoni Schaus, 1896
Eacles penelope Cramer, 1775
Hylesia coarya Schaus, 1932
Hylesia gracilex Dognin, 1923
Hylesia humilis Dognin, 1923
Hylesia lilex Dognin, 1923
Hylesia melanostigma Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Hylesia novex Dognin, 1922
Hylesia rex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia vespex Dognin, 1923
Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849
Lonomia achelous Cramer, 1777
Loxolomia johnsoni Schaus, 1932
Procitheronia fenestrata Rothschild, 1907
Rothschildia erycina Shaw, 1796
Rothschildia hesperus Linnaeus, 1758
Rothschildia speculifer Walker, 1855
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780
Therinia transversaria Druce, 1887

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Amazonas
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
6
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyteninae
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
3
5
Genera
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