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Checklist of Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
for Assam (Northeast India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
300
2717
6018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
300
2717
6018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
285
2654
5922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
192
2253
5291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
52
1067
2072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
51
1066
2070
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
1065
2069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
787
1583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
736
1502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
59
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
12
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Assam
12 Genera with 24 Species
Actias Leach, 1807Asian-American moon moths1SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1758Tussah moths9SpeciesTaxom
Archaeoattacus Watson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Attacus Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Caligula Moore, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Cricula Walker, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Eriogyna Jordan, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Lemaireia Nässig & Hol..., 0Moon moths1SpeciesTaxom
Loepa Moore, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloscola Michener, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Saturnia Schrank, 1854Emperor moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Assam
24 Species and 1 Subspecies
Actias selene Hübner, 1807Indian Luna Moth
Antheraea (Antheraea) roylii Moore, 1859
Antheraea (Antheraeopsis) youngi (Watson, 1915)⇒ Antheraea assamensis Helfer, 1837
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776Giant silkworm moth
Antheraea assama (Helfer, 1837)⇒ Antheraea assamensis Helfer, 1837
Antheraea assamensis Helfer, 1837Assam Silkmoth
Antheraea brunnea (Helfer, 1837)⇒ Antheraea polyphemus Cramer, 1776
Antheraea mezankooria (Helfer, 1837)⇒ Antheraea assamensis Helfer, 1837
Antheraea paphia (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Antheraea polyphemus Cramer, 1776
Archaeoattacus edwardsii White, 1859
Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758Atlas Moth
Caligula cachara Moore, 1872
Caligula simla Westwood, 1847
Cricula trifenestrata Helfer, 1837Cricula Silkmoth
Eriogyna pyretorum Westwood, 1847
Lemaireia luteopeplus luteopeplus
Loepa diffunoccidentalis Brechlin, 2010
Loepa katinka Westwood, 1848Golden Emperor Moth
Ptiloscola lasiocampa Bryk, 1953
Samia canningii Hutton, 1859
Samia cynthia Drury, 1773Ailanthus silk moth
Samia ricini Donovan, 1798Eri silkworm
Samia walkeri (Felder, 1862)⇒ Samia cynthia Drury, 1773
Saturnia thibeta Westwood, 1854

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Assam
SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
11
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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