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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Bijagua (Upala, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
186
1523
1879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
186
1523
1879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
183
1517
1872
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
158
1444
1806
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
39
618
932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
39
618
932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
618
932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
503
798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
488
786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
44
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
19
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bijagua
19 Genera with 26 Species
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths4SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Citheronioides Lemaire, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Copiopteryx Duncan & Wes..., 17791SpeciesTaxom
Gamelia Hübner, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1886Giant Silkworm Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Molippa Walker, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Othorene Boisduval, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Periga Walker, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Periphoba Hübner, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Therinia Hübner, 18871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bijagua
26 Species
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris belti Druce, 1886
Automeris dagmarae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris zugana Druce, 1886
Citheronia bellavista Draudt, 1930
Citheronioides collaris W. Rothschild, 1907
Copaxa curvilinea Schaus, 1912
Copaxa escalantei Lemaire, 1971
Copaxa rufinans Schaus, 1906
Copiopteryx semiramis Cramer, 1779
Gamelia musta Schaus, 1912
Hylesia aeneides Druce, 1897
Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779
Lonomia electra (Druce, 1886)⇒ Lonomia mexilectra Brechlin & M..., 2011
Molippa tusina Schaus, 1921
Othorene intermedia Rothschild, 1907
Oxytenis albilunulata Schaus, 1912
Oxytenis modestia Cramer, 1780Tropical American Silkworm Moth
Oxytenis nubila Jordan, 1924
Periga cluacina Druce, 1886
Periphoba arcaei Druce, 1886
Pseudodirphia regia Draudt, 1930
Rothschildia triloba W. Rothschild, 1907
Sphingicampa quadrilineata Grote & Robi..., 1867
Syssphinx colla Dyar, 1907
Therinia transversaria Druce, 1887

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Bijagua
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
9
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyteninae
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
2
4
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