Checklist of Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
for Antigua and Barbuda (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 117
492
806 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 117
492
806 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 112
482
792 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 76
396
670 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 39
262
352 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 39
262
352 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 38
261
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
175
247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
148
211 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
19
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 9
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Antigua and Barbuda
9 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Antigua and Barbuda
11 Species | Adafroptilum aberfoylensis Darge, 2014 | | | Adafroptilum occidaneum Darge, 2008 | | | Adafroptilum violaceum Darge, 2014 | | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Holocerina prosti (Rougeot, 1978) | ⇒ Holocerina istsariensis Stoneham, 1962 | | Lobobunaea sorangei Bouyer, 2012 | | | Maltagorea ambahona Basquin, 2013 | | | Micragone lenzi Darge, 2014 | | | Nudaurelia wahlbergina Rougeot, 1972 | | | Tagoropsiella nyikensis Bouyer, 2000 | | | Tagoropsis hecqui Bouyer, 1989 | |
Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Antigua and Barbuda
Links, sources and further information
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