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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Aragua (Central Venezuela, Venezuela)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
296
2704
3339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
296
2704
3339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
285
2682
3307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
214
2428
3050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
47
754
1214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
47
754
1214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
47
754
1214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
581
1007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
547
967
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
48
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
17
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Aragua
17 Genera with 27 Species
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths5SpeciesTaxom
Cicia Oiticica, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Copiopteryx Duncan & Wes..., 18721SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Dirphiopsis Bouvier, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1886Giant Silkworm Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Othorene Boisduval, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Paradirphia Michener, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aragua
27 Species
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris belti Druce, 1886
Automeris celata Lemaire, 1969
Automeris kopturae Lemaire, 1982
Automeris zugana Druce, 1886
Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001
Copaxa multifenestrata Herrich-Schä..., 1858
Copaxa rufinans Schaus, 1906
Copaxa semioculata C. & R. Felder, 1874
Copaxa syntheratoides Rothschild, 1895
Copiopteryx derceto Maassen, 1872
Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780
Dirphia horcana Schaus, 1911
Dirphiopsis flora (Schaus, 1911)⇒ Dirphiopsis rotenbergi Brechlin & M..., 2011
Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
Hylesia aeneides Druce, 1897
Hylesia continua Walker, 1865
Hylesia frigida Schaus, 1911
Leucanella hosmera Schaus, 1941
Lonomia electra (Druce, 1886)⇒ Lonomia mexilectra Brechlin & M..., 2011
Othorene intermedia Rothschild, 1907
Oxytenis naemia Druce, 1906
Paradirphia winifredae Lemaire & K...., 1990
Pseudodirphia menander Druce, 1886
Rhescyntis hippodamia {Cramer, 1777
Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853Orizaba Silkmoth
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Aragua
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
8
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyteninae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
3
6
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