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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
128
562
666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
128
562
666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
122
543
633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
88
480
559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
24
166
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
24
166
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
24
166
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
131
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
127
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Centro-Occidental
4 Genera with 7 Species
Adelocephala Duponchel, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19136SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 17802SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Centro-Occidental
7 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
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
1
5
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyOxyteninae
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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