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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Cayo District (Belize)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
38
100
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
38
100
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
37
99
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
34
96
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
17
64
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
17
64
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
17
64
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
8
54
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
7
53
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
38
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
15
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cayo District
15 Genera with 27 Species
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths7SpeciesTaxom
Caio Travassos & ..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Citioica Travassos & ..., 18541SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1773Imperial Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Gamelia Hübner, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Orthorene Dyar, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloscola Michener, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17802SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cayo District
27 Species
Adeloneivaia irrorata Schaus, 1900
Adeloneivaia isara Dognin, 1905
Adeloneivaia jason Boisduval, 1872
Arsenura armida Cramer, 1779Giant Silk Moth
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris belti Druce, 1886
Automeris macphaili Schaus, 1921
Automeris metzli Sallé, 1853
Automeris moloneyi Druce, 1897
Automeris montezuma Boisduval, 1875
Automeris zozine Druce, 1886
Caio championi Druce, 1886
Citheronia collaris Rothschild, 1907
Citioica anthonilis (Herrich-Schä..., 1854)⇒ Citioica guayensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Copaxa rufinans Schaus, 1906
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Gamelia septentrionalis Bouvier, 1936
Hylesia acuta Druce, 1886
Hylesia continua Walker, 1865
Hylesia lineata Druce, 1886
Leucanella leucane Geyer, 1837
Orthorene purpurascens
Ptiloscola dargei Lemaire, 1971
Rothschildia lebeau Guérin-Ménev..., 1868Lebeau's Rothschildia
Rothschildia roxana Schaus, 1905
Syssphinx mexicana Boisduval, 1872
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Cayo District
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
2
3
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