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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Central Venezuela (Venezuela)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
313
2930
3828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2930
3828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
2903
3789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
225
2619
3490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
50
849
1443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
50
849
1443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
849
1443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
662
1201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
624
1157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
59
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
25
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Venezuela
25 Genera with 45 Species
#ACDEGHLOPRS
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths11SpeciesTaxom
Cicia Oiticica, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Citioica Travassos & ..., 18541SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Copiopteryx Duncan & Wes..., 18721SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Dirphiopsis Bouvier, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Gamelia Hübner, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19135SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Lobobunaea Packard, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1886Giant Silkworm Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Othorene Boisduval, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Paradirphia Michener, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Periga Walker, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Pseudautomeris Lemaire, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Venezuela
45 Species
Adeloneivaia acuta Schaus, 1896
Adeloneivaia subangulata Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Arsenura armida Cramer, 1779Giant Silk Moth
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris belti Druce, 1886
Automeris celata Lemaire, 1969
Automeris dagmarae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris hamata Schaus, 1906
Automeris incarnata Walker, 1865
Automeris kopturae Lemaire, 1982
Automeris liberia Cramer, 1780
Automeris metzli Sallé, 1853
Automeris zugana Druce, 1886
Automeris zurobara Druce, 1886
Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001
Citheronia hamifera Rothschild, 1907
Citioica anthonilis (Herrich-Schä..., 1854)⇒ Citioica guayensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Copaxa multifenestrata Herrich-Schä..., 1858
Copaxa rufinans Schaus, 1906
Copaxa semioculata C. & R. Felder, 1874
Copaxa syntheratoides Rothschild, 1895
Copiopteryx derceto Maassen, 1872
Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780
Dirphia horcana Schaus, 1911
Dirphiopsis flora (Schaus, 1911)⇒ Dirphiopsis rotenbergi Brechlin & M..., 2011
Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
Gamelia rubriluna Walker, 1862
Hylesia aeneides Druce, 1897
Hylesia cedomnibus Dyar, 1913
Hylesia continua Walker, 1865
Hylesia frigida Schaus, 1911
Hylesia index Dyar, 1913
Leucanella hosmera Schaus, 1941
Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849
Lonomia electra (Druce, 1886)⇒ Lonomia mexilectra Brechlin & M..., 2011
Othorene intermedia Rothschild, 1907
Oxytenis naemia Druce, 1906
Paradirphia winifredae Lemaire & K...., 1990
Periga cynira Cramer, 1777
Pseudautomeris salmonea Cramer, 1777
Pseudodirphia menander Druce, 1886
Rhescyntis hippodamia {Cramer, 1777
Rothschildia hesperus Linnaeus, 1758
Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853Orizaba Silkmoth
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Central Venezuela
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
11
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyteninae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
4
8
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