Checklist of Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
for Cape (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 612
8112
20932 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 611
8101
20891 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 584
7978
20649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 377
6559
17970 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 76
1916
5172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 75
1910
5155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 72
1895
5083 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 26
1189
3212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
1079
2948 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
75
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 25
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape
25 Genera with 38 Species
| Actias Leach, 1877 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afroptilum Gillies, 1924 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Argema Wallengren, 1847 | African moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aurivillius Packard, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1910 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Capena Fawcett, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirina Walker, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eochroa Felder, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1865 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Gynanisa Walker, 1836 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heniocha Hübner, 1872 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Holocerina Pinhey, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperchirioides Lemaire, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melanocera Sonthonnax, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nudaurelia Rothschild, 1972 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paradaemonia Bouvier, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pselaphelia Aurivillius, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudaphelia Kirby, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urota Westwood, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Usta Wallengren, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vegetia Jordan, 1831 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape
38 Species and 4 Subspecies | Actias gnoma gnoma Butler, 1877 | | | Afroptilum parvum Crass, 1947 | | | Afroptilum sudafricanum Lestage, 1924 | | | Argema mimosae Boisduval, 1847 | African Moon Moth | | Aurivillius arata Westwood, 1849 | | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Bunaea alcinoe aslauga Kirby, 1877 | | | Bunaea caffra (Hübner, 1820) | ⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | | Bunaea durbania (Oberthür, 1910) | ⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | | Capena fuscinervis Stål, 1866 | | | Cirina forda Westwood, 1849 | Pallid Emperor Moth | | Eochroa trimeni Felder, 1874 | | | Epiphora mythimnia Westwood, 1849 | | | Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | Mopane Moth | | Gonimbrasia bubo Bouvier, 1930 | | | Gonimbrasia capensis Cramer, 1780 | | | Gonimbrasia cytherea Fabricius, 1775 | | | Gonimbrasia tyrrhea Cramer, 1775 | Willow tree caterpillar | | Gonimbrasia werneri Darge, 2018 | | | Gonimbrasia zambesina Walker, 1865 | | | Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836 | Chipumi | | Gynanisa maja maja Klug, 1836 | | | Heniocha apollonia Cramer, 1782 | | | Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872 | Marbled Emperor | | Holocerina smilax Westwood, 1849 | | | Hyperchirioides smilax Westwood, 1849 | | | Imbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Gonimbrasia cytherea Fabricius, 1775 | | Ludia delegorguei Boisduval, 1847 | | | Ludia goniata Rothschild, 1907 | | | Melanocera menippe Westwood, 1849 | | | Nudaurelia wahlbergina Rougeot, 1972 | | | Paradaemonia samba samba | | | Pselaphelia flavivitta Walker, 1862 | | | Pseudaphelia apollinaris Boisduval, 1847 | | | Pseudobunaea tyrrhena Westwood, 1849 | | | Urota sinope Westwood, 1849 | | | Usta wallengrenii C. Felder & ..., 1859 | | | Vegetia dewitzi Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Vegetia ducalis Jordan, 1922 | Ducal Princeling | | Vegetia grimmia Geyer, 1831 | |
Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Cape
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