Checklist of Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
for Australia (Australasia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 937
21291
104803 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 933
21259
104731 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 882
20999
104014 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 536
16084
86183 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 98
4838
18256 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 96
4803
18204 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 91
4774
18052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 32
2653
8835 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 27
2315
7292 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 7
95
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 25
56 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Australia
25 Genera with 56 Species
| Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraeopsis Wood-Mason, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asthenia Westwood, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Attacus Linnaeus, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Austrocaligula Cockerell, 1891 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 0 | Eyed Silkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callosamia Packard, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coscinocera Butler, 1876 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1773 | Imperial Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1880 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lobobunaea Packard, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neodiphthera Fletcher, 2003 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 2003 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Platia Chaudoir, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptiloscola Michener, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1758 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingicampa Walsh, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syntherata Maassen, 1843 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Titaea Hübner, 1915 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Australia
56 Species and 5 Subspecies | Actias gnoma gnoma Butler, 1877 | | | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Asthenia transversaria salax Jordan, 1924 | | | Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlas Moth | | Attacus wardi W. Rothschild, 1910 | Atlas Moth | | Austrocaligula carnea Sonthonnax, 1899 | | | Austrocaligula engaea Turner, 1922 | | | Austrocaligula helena White, 1843 | | | Austrocaligula loranthi Lucas, 1891 | | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Automeris larra larra | | | Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773 | Promethea moth | | Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876 | Hercules Moth | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907 | | | Epiphora ploetzi Weymer, 1880 | | | Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 | Apple tree silk moth | | Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855 | Ceanothus silk moth | | Imbrasia chevalia Stoneham, 1933 | | | Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849 | | | Ludia obscura aora | | | Neodiphthera excavus Lane, 1995 | | | Neodiphthera rhythmica Turner, 1936 | | | Neodiphthera saccopeoa Turner, 1928 | | | Neodiphthera saccopoea Turner, 1924 | | | Neodiphthera sulphurea Lane & Naumann, 2003 | | | Opodiphthera astrophela Walker, 1855 | Emperor Moth | | Opodiphthera carnea (Sonthonnax, 1899) | ⇒ Opodiphthera loranthi Lucas, 1891 | | Opodiphthera engaea Turner, 1922 | Saturniid Moth | | Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864 | Emperor Gum Moth | | Opodiphthera excavus Lane, 1995 | | | Opodiphthera fervida Jordan, 1910 | Saturniid Moth | | Opodiphthera helena White, 1843 | Helena Emperor Moth | | Opodiphthera loranthi Lucas, 1891 | Mistletoe Emperor Moth | | Opodiphthera rhythmica Turner, 1936 | | | Opodiphthera saccopoea Turner, 1924 | | | Opodiphthera sulphurea Lane & Naumann, 2003 | | | Platia queenslandica (Sloane, 1917) | ⇒ Minuthodes queenslandicus Sloane, 1917 | | Ptiloscola lasiocampa Bryk, 1953 | | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Emperor | | Sphingicampa colla Dyar, 1907 | | | Sphingicampa heiligbrodti (Harvey, 1877) | ⇒ Syssphinx heiligbrodti Harvey, 1877 | | Syntherata aliena (White, 1843) | ⇒ Titaea timur Fassl, 1915 | | Syntherata escarlata D.A. Lane, E..., 2010 | | | Syntherata janetta White, 1843 | | | Syntherata leonae D.A. Lane, 2003 | | | 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 Australia
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