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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
84
3355
9380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
84
3355
9380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3350
9375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
2160
6273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
2017
5902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
7
136
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
55
128
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
55 Genera with 128 Species
#ACDEGHILMNOPRST
Adafroptilum Darge, 20143SpeciesTaxom
Adelocephala Duponchel, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Adelowalkeria Travassos, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Aglia Ochsenheimer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1776Tussah moths1SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Automerina Michener, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths20SpeciesTaxom
Caio Travassos & ..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Callosamia Packard, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Cerodirphia Michener, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Cicia Oiticica, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 18656SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 19066SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 17756SpeciesTaxom
Dysdaemonia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1775Imperial Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Gamelia Hübner, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Goodia Holland, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1852Port Arthur Buck Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Hispaniodirphia Lemaire, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Holocerina Pinhey, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Homoeopteryx Felder, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 191114SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Imbrasia Hübner, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Lobobunaea Packard, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1971Giant Silkworm Moth4SpeciesTaxom
Loxolomia Maassen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Ludia Wallengren, 01SpeciesTaxom
Maltagorea Bouyer, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Micragone Walker, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Molippa Walker, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Nudaurelia Rothschild, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Othorene Boisduval, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Periphoba Hübner, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Philosamia Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pseudautomeris Lemaire, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloscola Michener, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 19075SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Saturnia Schrank, 1775Emperor moths2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17803SpeciesTaxom
Tagoropsiella Darge, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Tagoropsis Felder, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Therinia Hübner, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Titaea Hübner, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
128 Species and 2 Subspecies
Adafroptilum aberfoylensis Darge, 2014
Adafroptilum occidaneum Darge, 2008
Adafroptilum violaceum Darge, 2014
Adelocephala purpurascens Schaus, 1905
Adeloneivaia boisduvalii Doumet, 1859
Adeloneivaia carisma Schaus, 1904
Adeloneivaia jason Boisduval, 1872
Adelowalkeria flavosignata (Walker, 1865)⇒ Adelowalkeria siriae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Aglia tau Linnaeus, 1758Tau emperor
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776Giant silkworm moth
Arsenura arianae Brechlin & M..., 2010
Arsenura batesii R. Felder & ..., 1874
Arsenura beebei Fleming, 1945
Automerina auletes (Herrich-Schä..., 1853)⇒ Automerina yungasletes Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris amoena Boisduval, 1875
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris belti Druce, 1886
Automeris dagmarae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris egeus Cramer, 1775
Automeris hamata Schaus, 1906
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Automeris janus Cramer, 1775
Automeris jucunda Cramer, 1779
Automeris larra Walker, 1855
Automeris lenarti Brechlin, Me..., 2011
Automeris liberia Cramer, 1780
Automeris metzli Sallé, 1853
Automeris midea Maassen & We..., 1885
Automeris moloneyi Druce, 1897
Automeris phrynon Druce, 1897
Automeris postalbida Schaus, 1900
Automeris tridens Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Automeris zugana Druce, 1886
Automeris zurobara Druce, 1886
Caio championi Druce, 1886
Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773Promethea moth
Cerodirphia avenata Max Wilhelm ..., 1930
Cerodirphia speciosa Cramer, 1777
Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001
Citheronia bellavista Draudt, 1930
Citheronia hamifera Rothschild, 1907
Citheronia lobesis Rothschild, 1907
Citheronia mexicana Grote & Robi..., 1866
Citheronia phoronea Cramer, 1779
Citheronia sepulcralis Grote & Robi..., 1865Pine devil
Copaxa decrescens Walker, 1855
Copaxa denda Druce, 1894
Copaxa escalantei Lemaire, 1971
Copaxa marona Schaus, 1906
Copaxa moinieri Lemaire, 1974
Copaxa rufinans Schaus, 1906
Dirphia agis Cramer, 1775
Dirphia augur Bouvier, 1929
Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780
Dirphia mexicana Bouvier, 1924
Dirphia radiata Dognin, 1916
Dirphia tarquinia Cramer, 1775
Dysdaemonia boreas Cramer, 1775
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Eacles ormondei Schaus, 1889
Eacles penelope Cramer, 1775
Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902
Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
Gamelia abasia Stoll, 1781
Gamelia septentrionalis Bouvier, 1936
Goodia praedicta Bouyer, 2009
Hemileuca eglanterina Boisduval, 1852Common sheep moth
Hispaniodirphia lemaireiana Rougerie & H..., 2006
Hispaniodirphia plana Walker, 1855
Holocerina prosti (Rougeot, 1978)⇒ Holocerina istsariensis Stoneham, 1962
Homoeopteryx malecena Druce, 1886
Hylesia aeneides Druce, 1897
Hylesia annulata Schaus, 1911
Hylesia approximans Walker, 1855
Hylesia canitia Cramer, 1780
Hylesia continua Walker, 1865
Hylesia dalina Schaus, 1911
Hylesia indiviosa Dyar, 1915
Hylesia inficita Walker, 1865
Hylesia lineata Druce, 1886
Hylesia metabus Cramer, 1775Ashen moth
Hylesia minasia Schaus, 1921
Hylesia mystica Dyar, 1913
Hylesia nanus Walker, 1855
Hylesia umbrata Schaus, 1911
Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779
Imbrasia chevalia Stoneham, 1933
Leucanella acutissima Walker, 1865
Lobobunaea sorangei Bouyer, 2012
Lonomia achelous Cramer, 1777
Lonomia columbiana Lemaire, 1971
Lonomia electra (Druce, 1886)⇒ Lonomia mexilectra Brechlin & M..., 2011
Lonomia rufescens Lemaire, 1971
Loxolomia serpentina Maassen, 1869
Ludia obscura aora
Maltagorea ambahona Basquin, 2013
Micragone lenzi Darge, 2014
Molippa simillima Jones, 1907
Nudaurelia wahlbergina Rougeot, 1972
Orthogonioptilum klinzigi Darge, 1988
Othorene intermedia Rothschild, 1907
Oxytenis beprea Druce, 1886
Oxytenis modestia Cramer, 1780Tropical American Silkworm Moth
Oxytenis nubila Jordan, 1924
Periphoba arcaei Druce, 1886
Philosamia ricini Boisduval, 1856Castor silkworm
Pseudautomeris irene Cramer, 1777
Pseudautomeris latus Conte, 1906
Pseudautomeris salmonea Cramer, 1777
Pseudodirphia eumedide Stoll, 1782
Pseudodirphia regia Draudt, 1930
Ptiloscola dargei Lemaire, 1971
Rhescyntis hippodamia {Cramer, 1777
Rothschildia aurota Cramer, 1775
Rothschildia erycina Shaw, 1796
Rothschildia erycina luciana Rothschild, 1907
Rothschildia lebeau Guérin-Ménev..., 1868Lebeau's Rothschildia
Rothschildia triloba W. Rothschild, 1907
Samia cynthia Drury, 1773Ailanthus silk moth
Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758Emperor
Saturnia (Saturnia) pyri Denis & Schi..., 1775Giant Emperor Moth
Sphingicampa quadrilineata Grote & Robi..., 1867
Syssphinx jennyphillipsae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Syssphinx mexicana Boisduval, 1872
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780
Tagoropsiella nyikensis Bouyer, 2000
Tagoropsis hecqui Bouyer, 1989
Therinia transversaria Druce, 1887
Titaea tamerlan Maassen, 1869

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Caribbean
SubfamilyAgliinae
Packard, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
15
61
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyteninae
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
20
32
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