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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Australasia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
942
23049
129157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
938
23017
129086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
883
22694
128014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
534
17158
106564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
99
5170
22363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
97
5135
22311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
92
5105
22157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
34
2897
12136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
29
2514
10267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
8
107
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
25
96
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australasia
25 Genera with 96 Species
#ACEILNOPRST
Actias Leach, 1758Asian-American moon moths2SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1819
Tussah moths0SpeciesTaxom
Antheraeopsis Wood-Mason, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Asthenia Westwood, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Attacus Linnaeus, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Austrocaligula Cockerell, 18914SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 0Eyed Silkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Coscinocera Butler, 19275SpeciesTaxom
Cricula Walker, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1773Imperial Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Imbrasia Hübner, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Lobobunaea Packard, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Ludia Wallengren, 01SpeciesTaxom
Neodiphthera Fletcher, 190713SpeciesTaxom
Opodiphthera Wallengren, 192823SpeciesTaxom
Pararhodia Cockerell, 20138SpeciesTaxom
Platia Chaudoir, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloscola Michener, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Saturnia Schrank, 1758Emperor moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Syntherata Maassen, 184319SpeciesTaxom
Titaea Hübner, 19152SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australasia
96 Species and 5 Subspecies
Actias gnoma gnoma Butler, 1877
Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758Luna moth
Asthenia transversaria salax Jordan, 1924
Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758Atlas Moth
Attacus aurantiacus W. Rothschild, 1895
Attacus wardi W. Rothschild, 1910Atlas Moth
Austrocaligula carnea Sonthonnax, 1899
Austrocaligula engaea Turner, 1922
Austrocaligula helena White, 1843
Austrocaligula loranthi Lucas, 1891
Automeris larra larra
Coscinocera anteus Bouvier, 1927
Coscinocera butleri (Rothschild, 1895)⇒ Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876
Coscinocera eurystheus Rothschild, 1898
Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876Hercules Moth
Coscinocera joiceyi (Bouvier, 1927)⇒ Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876
Cricula trifenestrata Helfer, 1837Cricula Silkmoth
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902
Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
Epiphora ploetzi Weymer, 1880
Imbrasia chevalia Stoneham, 1933
Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849
Ludia obscura aora
Neodiphthera albicera Rothschild &..., 1907
Neodiphthera excavus Lane, 1995
Neodiphthera goodgeri d`Abrera, 1998
Neodiphthera habemana Brechlin, 2005
Neodiphthera nigroculata Bouvier, 1928
Neodiphthera papuana Rothschild, 1904
Neodiphthera rhythmica Turner, 1936
Neodiphthera saccopeoa Turner, 1928
Neodiphthera saccopoea Turner, 1924
Neodiphthera schaarschmidti Brechlin, 2005
Neodiphthera strigata Bethune-Baker, 1908
Neodiphthera sulphurea Lane & Naumann, 2003
Neodiphthera venusta Rothschild &..., 1907
Opodiphthera astrophela Walker, 1855Emperor Moth
Opodiphthera carnea (Sonthonnax, 1899)⇒ Opodiphthera loranthi Lucas, 1891
Opodiphthera elleri Eckerlein, 1935
Opodiphthera engaea Turner, 1922Saturniid Moth
Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864Emperor Gum Moth
Opodiphthera excavus Lane, 1995
Opodiphthera fervida Jordan, 1910Saturniid Moth
Opodiphthera foucheri Bouvier, 1926
Opodiphthera gazella Niepelt, 1934
Opodiphthera grisea Bouvier, 1928
Opodiphthera helena White, 1843Helena Emperor Moth
Opodiphthera intermedia (Lucas, 1890)⇒ Opodiphthera helena White, 1843
Opodiphthera joiceyi Bouvier, 1928
Opodiphthera jurriaansei Van Eecke, 1933
Opodiphthera loranthi Lucas, 1891Mistletoe Emperor Moth
Opodiphthera monacha Staudinger, 1920
Opodiphthera pristina Walker, 1865
Opodiphthera rhythmica Turner, 1936
Opodiphthera saccopoea Turner, 1924
Opodiphthera sciron Westwood, 1881
Opodiphthera strandi Niepelt, 1934
Opodiphthera sulphurea Lane & Naumann, 2003
Opodiphthera talboti Bouvier, 1928
Pararhodia acuminalba Van Eecke, 1924
Pararhodia daviesorum Lemaire, 1979
Pararhodia gyra Rothschild &..., 1905
Pararhodia hiltrautae Naumann, 2013
Pararhodia meeki Jordan, 1908
Pararhodia rotalis U. Paukstadt..., 1992
Pararhodia setekwa d`Abrera, 1998
Pararhodia ulrichi Naumann, 2013
Platia queenslandica (Sloane, 1917)⇒ Minuthodes queenslandicus Sloane, 1917
Ptiloscola lasiocampa Bryk, 1953
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777
Samia ceramensis Bouvier, 1928
Samia cynthia Drury, 1773Ailanthus silk moth
Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758Emperor
Sphingicampa colla Dyar, 1907
Syntherata aliena (White, 1843)⇒ Titaea timur Fassl, 1915
Syntherata anettae Naumann , D...., 2009
Syntherata antipoda Boisduval, 1875
Syntherata apicalis Bouvier, 1928
Syntherata bettinae Naumann , D...., 2009
Syntherata bretschneideri Naumann , D...., 2009
Syntherata brunnea (Eckerlein, 1935)⇒ Syntherata janetta White, 1843
Syntherata devosi Naumann , D...., 2009
Syntherata erici Naumann , D...., 2009
Syntherata escarlata D.A. Lane, E..., 2010
Syntherata groenendaeli Naumann , D...., 2009
Syntherata janetta White, 1843
Syntherata leonae D.A. Lane, 2003
Syntherata lilianae Naumann , D...., 2009
Syntherata marlenae Naumann , D...., 2009
Syntherata melvilla (Westwood, 1853)⇒ Syntherata janetta White, 1843
Syntherata mirata D.A. Lane, E..., 2010
Syntherata pseudescarlata D.A. Lane, E..., 2010
Syntherata weymeri (White, 1843)⇒ Titaea timur Fassl, 1915
Titaea orsinome Hübner, 1823
Titaea timur Fassl, 1915

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Australasia
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
17
87
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