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Checklist of Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
for Bismarck Archipelago (Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
214
1082
2012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
214
1082
2012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
1060
1989
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
151
874
1706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
33
238
391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
33
238
391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
33
238
391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
190
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
180
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bismarck Archipelago
2 Genera with 2 Species
Neodiphthera Fletcher, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bismarck Archipelago
2 Species and 1 Subspecies
Neodiphthera roicki Brechlin, 2005
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Bismarck Archipelago
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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