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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Calaveras County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
222
1014
1447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
222
1014
1447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
211
988
1395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
155
886
1277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
30
374
589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
30
374
589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
30
374
589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
319
520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
311
512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
22
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
8
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Calaveras County
8 Genera with 9 Species
Actias Leach, 1758Asian-American moon moths1SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1776Tussah moths1SpeciesTaxom
Callosamia Packard, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1773Port Arthur Buck Moth2SpeciesTaxom
Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 18552SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohazis Walker, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Saturnia Schrank, 1876Emperor moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Calaveras County
9 Species
Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758Luna moth
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776Giant silkworm moth
Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773Promethea moth
Hemileuca eglanterina Boisduval, 1852Common sheep moth
Hemileuca maia Drury, 1773Buck moth
Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758Apple tree silk moth
Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855Ceanothus silk moth
Samia cynthia Drury, 1773Ailanthus silk moth
Saturnia mendocino Behrens, 1876Maculated flounder

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Calaveras County
SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
6
7
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