Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Benin (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 191
1271
2495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 122
1005
2162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
187
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
179
483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
24
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 13
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Benin
13 Genera with 33 Species | Adrougeriana Darge, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aurivillius Packard, 1977 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 1885 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cirina Walker, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eudaemonia Hübner, 1781 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Gamelia Hübner, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1930 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lobobunaea Packard, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micragone Walker, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nudaurelia Rothschild, 1888 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Benin
33 Species and 1 Subspecies | Adrougeriana nenia Westwood, 1849 | | | Aurivillius arata Westwood, 1849 | | | Aurivillius horsini Bouvier, 1927 | | | Aurivillius xerophilus Rougeot, 1977 | | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Bunaeopsis ansorgei (Rothschild, 1898) | ⇒ Bunaeopsis hersilia Westwood, 1849 | | Bunaeopsis hersilia Westwood, 1849 | | | Bunaeopsis licharbas Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Cirina butyrospermi Vuillot, 1911 | | | Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829 | African Atlas moth | | Epiphora vacuna Westwood, 1849 | | | Eudaemonia argus Fabricius, 1777 | | | Eudaemonia brachyura (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | | Eudaemonia minor (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | | Eudaemonia trogophylla Hampson, 1919 | | | Eudaemonia uniocellata (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | | Eudaemonia uroarge (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | | Gamelia septentrionalis Bouvier, 1936 | | | Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) alopia Westwood, 1849 | | | Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) eblis Strecker, 1876 | | | Gonimbrasia eblis eblis Strecker, 1876 | | | Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | Mopane Moth | | Gonimbrasia emini Butler, 1888 | | | Gonimbrasia hecate Rougeot, 1955 | | | Gonimbrasia latifasciata Sonthonnax, 1901 | | | Gonimbrasia rhodina Rothschild, 1907 | | | Gonimbrasia waterloti Bouvier, 1930 | | | Imbrasia convexa (Butler, 1878) | ⇒ Imbrasia obscura Butler, 1878 | | Imbrasia obscura Butler, 1878 | | | Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849 | | | Micragone nenia Westwood, 1849 | | | Nudaurelia alopia Westwood, 1849 | | | Nudaurelia eblis Strecker, 1878 | | | Nudaurelia emini Butler, 1888 | |
Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Benin
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
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