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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
309
2843
6240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
309
2843
6240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
294
2779
6143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
196
2355
5486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
54
1135
2200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
1134
2198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
1133
2197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
840
1680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
787
1594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
69
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
15
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Assam
15 Genera with 27 Species
Actias Leach, 1807Asian-American moon moths1SpeciesTaxom
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1758Tussah moths8SpeciesTaxom
Archaeoattacus Watson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Attacus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Caligula Moore, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Cricula Walker, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Eriogyna Jordan, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Lemaireia Nässig & Hol..., 0Moon moths1SpeciesTaxom
Loepa Moore, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Philosamia Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloscola Michener, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Salassa Moore, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Saturnia Schrank, 1854Emperor moths2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Assam
27 Species and 2 Subspecies
Actias selene Hübner, 1807Indian Luna Moth
Adeloneivaia catoxantha catoxantha Rothschild, 1907
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
Salassa megastica Swinhoe, 1894
Samia canningii Hutton, 1859
Samia cynthia Drury, 1773Ailanthus silk moth
Samia ricini Donovan, 1798Eri silkworm
Samia walkeri (Felder, 1862)⇒ Samia cynthia Drury, 1773
Saturnia lesoudieri Le Moult, 1933
Saturnia thibeta Westwood, 1854

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Assam
SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySalassinae
Michener, 1949
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
12
24
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