Checklist of Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
for Botswana (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 315
2337
4562 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 313
2335
4557 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 297
2273
4403 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 205
1925
3869 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
638
1185 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
637
1184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 46
637
1184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
441
914 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
422
873 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
34
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 9
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Botswana
9 Genera with 15 Species
Species list for Botswana
15 Species and 2 Subspecies | Campimoptilum kuntzei Dewitz, 1881 | | | Cirina forda Westwood, 1849 | Pallid Emperor Moth | | Cirina forda cervina Westwood, 1881 | | | Cirina forda forda Westwood, 1849 | | | Epiphora mythimnia Westwood, 1849 | | | Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | Mopane Moth | | Gonimbrasia zambesina Walker, 1865 | | | Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836 | Chipumi | | Gynanisa nigra (Bouvier, 1927) | ⇒ Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836 | | Gynanisa westwoodi W. Rothschild, 1895 | | | Heniocha apollonia Cramer, 1782 | | | Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872 | Marbled Emperor | | Heniocha marnois (Rogenhofer, 1891) | ⇒ Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872 | | Pseudaphelia apollinaris Boisduval, 1847 | | | Pseudobunaea irius Fabricius, 1793 | | | Usta angulata Rothschild, 1895 | Angled Emperor | | Usta terpsichore Maassen & We..., 1885 | Cavorting Emperor |
Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Botswana
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