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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
928
21139
104473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
924
21108
104403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
874
20837
103684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
530
15898
85805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
98
4765
18084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
96
4730
18032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
91
4701
17879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
33
2604
8713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
28
2264
7168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
8
94
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
23
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
23 Genera with 50 Species
#ACEILNOPRST
Actias Leach, 1758Asian-American moon moths2SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1819
Tussah moths0SpeciesTaxom
Antheraeopsis Wood-Mason, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Asthenia Westwood, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Attacus Linnaeus, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Austrocaligula Cockerell, 18914SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 0Eyed Silkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Coscinocera Butler, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1773Imperial Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Imbrasia Hübner, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Lobobunaea Packard, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Ludia Wallengren, 01SpeciesTaxom
Neodiphthera Fletcher, 20035SpeciesTaxom
Opodiphthera Wallengren, 200311SpeciesTaxom
Platia Chaudoir, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloscola Michener, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Saturnia Schrank, 1758Emperor moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Syntherata Maassen, 18438SpeciesTaxom
Titaea Hübner, 19152SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
50 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 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 hercules Miskin, 1876Hercules Moth
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 excavus Lane, 1995
Neodiphthera rhythmica Turner, 1936
Neodiphthera saccopeoa Turner, 1928
Neodiphthera saccopoea Turner, 1924
Neodiphthera sulphurea Lane & Naumann, 2003
Opodiphthera astrophela Walker, 1855Emperor Moth
Opodiphthera carnea (Sonthonnax, 1899)⇒ Opodiphthera loranthi Lucas, 1891
Opodiphthera engaea Turner, 1922Saturniid Moth
Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864Emperor Gum Moth
Opodiphthera excavus Lane, 1995
Opodiphthera fervida Jordan, 1910Saturniid Moth
Opodiphthera helena White, 1843Helena Emperor Moth
Opodiphthera loranthi Lucas, 1891Mistletoe 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, 1773Ailanthus silk moth
Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758Emperor
Sphingicampa colla Dyar, 1907
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
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
15
41
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