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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Buenos Aires (Northeast Argentina, Argentina)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4166
6001
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
387
4165
6000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
378
4124
5911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
3452
4981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
58
1126
1942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
1125
1941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
58
1125
1941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
837
1563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
805
1534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
68
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
29
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Buenos Aires
29 Genera with 51 Species
#ACDEHILMOPRST
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Attacus Linnaeus, 1767
0SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths9SpeciesTaxom
Cicia Oiticica, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Coloradia Blake, 1863
Pinemoths0SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Dirphiopsis Bouvier, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1889Imperial Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Eudyaria Dyar, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Heliconisa Walker, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19118SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Ithomisa Oberthür, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1886Giant Silkworm Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Micrattacus Walker, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Molippa Walker, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Paradirphia Michener, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Periphoba Hübner, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Therinia Hübner, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Titaea Hübner, 19321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Buenos Aires
51 Species and 1 Subspecies
Adeloneivaia jason Boisduval, 1872
Arsenura arianae Brechlin & M..., 2010
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris belti Druce, 1886
Automeris celata Lemaire, 1969
Automeris coresus Boisduval, 1859
Automeris dagmarae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris naranja Schaus, 1898
Automeris postalbida Schaus, 1900
Automeris tridens Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Automeris zugana Druce, 1886
Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001
Citheronia bellavista Draudt, 1930
Citheronia brissoti Boisduval, 1868
Copaxa multifenestrata Herrich-Schä..., 1858
Copaxa rufinans Schaus, 1906
Copaxa syntheratoides Rothschild, 1895
Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780
Dirphiopsis flora (Schaus, 1911)⇒ Dirphiopsis rotenbergi Brechlin & M..., 2011
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Eacles magnifica (Walker, 1855)⇒ Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773
Eacles ormondei Schaus, 1889
Eudyaria venata Butler, 1871
Eudyaria zeta Berg, 1885
Heliconisa pagenstecheri Geyer, 1835
Hylesia aeneides Druce, 1897
Hylesia continua Walker, 1865
Hylesia frigida Schaus, 1911
Hylesia indiviosa Dyar, 1915
Hylesia lineata Druce, 1886
Hylesia nigricans Berg, 1875Bicho quemador
Hylesia rufipes Schaus, 1911
Hylesia umbrata Schaus, 1911
Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779
Ithomisa kinkelini Ch. Oberthür, 1881
Leucanella viridescens Walker, 1855
Lonomia electra (Druce, 1886)⇒ Lonomia mexilectra Brechlin & M..., 2011
Molippa simillima Jones, 1907
Molippa tusina Schaus, 1921
Oxytenis beprea Druce, 1886
Oxytenis naemia Druce, 1906
Paradirphia winifredae Lemaire & K...., 1990
Periphoba arcaei Druce, 1886
Pseudodirphia menander Druce, 1886
Rhescyntis hippodamia {Cramer, 1777
Rothschildia forbesi Félix Édouar..., 1868Forbes Giant Silkmoth
Rothschildia jacobaeae Walker, 1855
Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853Orizaba Silkmoth
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780
Therinia transversaria Druce, 1887
Titaea tamerlan guayaquila Schaus, 1932

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Buenos Aires
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
16
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyteninae
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
3
6
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