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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Cuba (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
469
5808
11540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
466
5804
11535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
448
5740
11408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
276
4596
9294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
66
1779
3775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
66
1779
3775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
66
1779
3775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1117
2498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1059
2386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
77
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
28
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cuba
28 Genera with 52 Species
#ACDEGHLOPRST
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths7SpeciesTaxom
Caio Travassos & ..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Cicia Oiticica, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Dysdaemonia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1889Imperial Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Gamelia Hübner, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19118SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1971Giant Silkworm Moth2SpeciesTaxom
Loxolomia Maassen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Othorene Boisduval, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Periphoba Hübner, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Philosamia Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloscola Michener, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17802SpeciesTaxom
Therinia Hübner, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Titaea Hübner, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cuba
52 Species
Adeloneivaia jason Boisduval, 1872
Arsenura arianae Brechlin & M..., 2010
Arsenura batesii R. Felder & ..., 1874
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris belti Druce, 1886
Automeris dagmarae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris phrynon Druce, 1897
Automeris postalbida Schaus, 1900
Automeris tridens Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Automeris zugana Druce, 1886
Caio championi Druce, 1886
Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001
Citheronia bellavista Draudt, 1930
Copaxa denda Druce, 1894
Copaxa escalantei Lemaire, 1971
Copaxa moinieri Lemaire, 1974
Copaxa rufinans Schaus, 1906
Dysdaemonia boreas Cramer, 1775
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Eacles ormondei Schaus, 1889
Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
Gamelia septentrionalis Bouvier, 1936
Hylesia aeneides Druce, 1897
Hylesia annulata Schaus, 1911
Hylesia continua Walker, 1865
Hylesia dalina Schaus, 1911
Hylesia indiviosa Dyar, 1915
Hylesia lineata Druce, 1886
Hylesia minasia Schaus, 1921
Hylesia umbrata Schaus, 1911
Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779
Leucanella acutissima Walker, 1865
Lonomia columbiana Lemaire, 1971
Lonomia rufescens Lemaire, 1971
Loxolomia serpentina Maassen, 1869
Othorene intermedia Rothschild, 1907
Oxytenis beprea Druce, 1886
Oxytenis modestia Cramer, 1780Tropical American Silkworm Moth
Oxytenis nubila Jordan, 1924
Periphoba arcaei Druce, 1886
Philosamia ricini Boisduval, 1856Castor silkworm
Pseudodirphia regia Draudt, 1930
Ptiloscola dargei Lemaire, 1971
Rhescyntis hippodamia {Cramer, 1777
Rothschildia erycina Shaw, 1796
Rothschildia lebeau Guérin-Ménev..., 1868Lebeau's Rothschildia
Rothschildia triloba W. Rothschild, 1907
Sphingicampa quadrilineata Grote & Robi..., 1867
Syssphinx mexicana Boisduval, 1872
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780
Therinia transversaria Druce, 1887
Titaea tamerlan Maassen, 1869

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Cuba
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyteninae
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
4
9
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