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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Cuernavaca (Morelos, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
202
1192
1615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
202
1192
1615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
194
1165
1562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
143
979
1363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
34
368
441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
34
368
441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
33
367
441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
285
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
274
348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
39
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
13
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cuernavaca
13 Genera with 20 Species
Arsenura Duncan, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1912Eyed Silkmoths4SpeciesTaxom
Caio Travassos & ..., 18901SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Dysdaemonia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1930Port Arthur Buck Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Ormiscodes Blanchard, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Paradirphia Michener, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17803SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cuernavaca
20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Arsenura richardsoni Druce, 1890
Automeris colenon Dyar, 1912
Automeris dandemon Dyar, 1912
Automeris melmon Dyar, 1912
Automeris thyreon Dyar, 1912
Caio richardsoni Druce, 1890
Citheronia beledonon Dyar, 1912
Citheronia splendens Druce, 1886Splendid Royal Moth
Dysdaemonia boreas Cramer, 1775
Hemileuca dyari Draudt, 1930
Hylesia continua Walker, 1865
Hylesia cressida Dyar, 1913
Ormiscodes fumosa (Felder, 1874)⇒ Paradirphia fumosa Felder, 1874
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777
Rothschildia jorulla Westwood, 1853Jorulla silkmoth
Sphingicampa montana (Packard, 1905)⇒ Usta alba Terral & Leq..., 1991
Sphingicampa quadrilineata Grote & Robi..., 1867
Syssphinx colla Dyar, 1907
Syssphinx modena Dyar, 1913
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Cuernavaca
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
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