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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
151
739
845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
151
739
845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
145
720
811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
110
647
729
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
27
244
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
244
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
27
244
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
197
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
193
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
23
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Centro-Occidental
5 Genera with 8 Species
Adelocephala Duponchel, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19135SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Centro-Occidental
8 Species
Citheronia aroa Schaus, 1896
Hylesia coex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia lolamex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia mortifex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia schausi Dyar, 1913
Hylesia tapabex Dyar, 1913
Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779
Oxytenis modestia Cramer, 1780Tropical American Silkworm Moth

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Centro-Occidental
SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyteninae
1
1
Genus
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