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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
533
4848
12741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
533
4848
12741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
516
4794
12661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
348
3996
11136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
62
737
1659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
736
1658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
59
727
1629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
511
1162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
457
1012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
34
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
17
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Chile
17 Genera with 33 Species
Adetomeris Michener, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1992Eyed Silkmoths2SpeciesTaxom
Catocephala Blanchard, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Cercophana C. Felder, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Cinommata Butler, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cricula Walker, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1907Imperial Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Eudelia Philippi, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Ludia Wallengren, 01SpeciesTaxom
Microdulia Jordan, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Neocercophana Izquierdo, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Ormiscodes Blanchard, 183912SpeciesTaxom
Polythysana Walker, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 19021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chile
33 Species and 5 Subspecies
Adetomeris erythrops Blanchard, 1852
Adetomeris microphtalma Izquierdo, 1895
Adetomeris microphthalma Izquierdo, 1895
Automeris larra larra
Automeris patagoniensis Lemaire, M.J..., 1992Patagonia eyed silkmoth
Catocephala rufosignata Blanchard, 1852
Cercophana frauenfeldi Felder, 1862
Cercophana venusta Walker, 1856
Cinommata bistrigata Butler, 1882
Cricula trifenestrata agria Jordan, 1909
Eacles oslari (Rothschild, 1907)⇒ Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773
Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902
Eudelia rufescens (Philippi, 1864)⇒ Eudelia venusta Walker, 1856
Hylesia athlia Dyar, 1913
Ludia obscura aora
Microdulia mirabilis Rothschild, 1895
Neocercophana philippi Izquierdo, 1895
Neocercophana philippii Izquierdo, 1895
Ormiscodes amphinome Fabricius, 1775
Ormiscodes cinnamomea Feisthamel, 1839Spiny Caterpillar
Ormiscodes cognata Philippi, 1859
Ormiscodes crinita Blanchard, 1852
Ormiscodes joiceyi Draudt, 1930
Ormiscodes nigrosignata Philippi, 1859
Ormiscodes penai Lemaire & Parra, 1995
Ormiscodes rufosignata Blanchard, 1852
Ormiscodes schmidtnielseni Lemaire, 1985
Ormiscodes socialis Feisthamel, 1839
Ormiscodes socialis grisea Ureta, 1957
Ormiscodes socialis socialis Feisthamel, 1839
Polythysana apollina R. Felder & ..., 1874
Polythysana cinerascens Philippi, 1859
Polythysana edmondsii Butler, 1882
Polythysana rubrescens Blanchard, 1852
Sphingicampa hubbardi (Dyar, 1902)⇒ Syssphinx hubbardi Dyar, 1903

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Chile
SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
8
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
3
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