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Checklist of Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
for Belize (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
2638
5093
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
314
2638
5093
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
295
2582
4993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
195
2139
4268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
673
1332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
673
1332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
673
1332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
421
919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
414
913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
56
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
25
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Belize
25 Genera with 50 Species
#
A
C
D
E
G
H
L
M
O
P
R
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Adelocephala Duponchel, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 18724SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths10SpeciesTaxom
Caio Travassos & ..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Cicia Oiticica, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Citioica Travassos & ..., 18541SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Dysdaemonia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1896Imperial Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Gamelia Hübner, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Molippa Walker, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Orthorene Dyar, 01SpeciesTaxom
Othorene Boisduval, 20114SpeciesTaxom
Paradaemonia Bouvier, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Periphoba Hübner, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloscola Michener, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17803SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Belize
50 Species and 1 Subspecies
Adelocephala purpurascens Schaus, 1905
Adeloneivaia irrorata Schaus, 1900
Adeloneivaia isara Dognin, 1905
Adeloneivaia jason Boisduval, 1872
Arsenura armida Cramer, 1779Giant Silk Moth
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris belti Druce, 1886
Automeris janus Cramer, 1775
Automeris macphaili Schaus, 1921
Automeris metzli Sallé, 1853
Automeris moloneyi Druce, 1897
Automeris montezuma Boisduval, 1875
Automeris rubrescens Walker, 1855
Automeris zozine Druce, 1886
Caio championi Druce, 1886
Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001
Citheronia azteca Schaus, 1896
Citheronia collaris Rothschild, 1907
Citheronia mexicana Grote & Robi..., 1866
Citioica anthonilis (Herrich-Schä..., 1854)⇒ Citioica guayensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Copaxa multifenestrata Herrich-Schä..., 1858
Copaxa rufinans Schaus, 1906
Dysdaemonia boreas Cramer, 1775
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Eacles masoni Schaus, 1896
Gamelia abasia Stoll, 1781
Gamelia septentrionalis Bouvier, 1936
Hylesia acuta Druce, 1886
Hylesia continua Walker, 1865
Hylesia lineata Druce, 1886
Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779
Leucanella leucane Geyer, 1837
Molippa nibasa Maassen & We..., 1885
Orthorene purpurascens
Othorene lapaziana Brechlin & M..., 2011
Othorene peggyae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Othorene purpurascens (Schaus, 1905)⇒ Othorene lapaziana Brechlin & M..., 2011
Othorene vanschayckorum Brechlin & M..., 2011
Paradaemonia winbrechlini Brechlin & M..., 2012
Periphoba arcaei Druce, 1886
Ptiloscola dargei Lemaire, 1971
Rhescyntis hippodamia {Cramer, 1777
Rothschildia erycina mexicana Draudt, 1929
Rothschildia lebeau Guérin-Ménev..., 1868Lebeau's Rothschildia
Rothschildia roxana Schaus, 1905
Sphingicampa montana (Packard, 1905)⇒ Usta alba Terral & Leq..., 1991
Sphingicampa quadrilineata Grote & Robi..., 1867
Syssphinx colla Dyar, 1907
Syssphinx mexicana Boisduval, 1872
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Belize
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
4
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
5
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
7
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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