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Checklist of Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
for Cyprus (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
2233
4335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
332
2231
4333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
318
2204
4288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
210
1715
3531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
50
611
1173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
610
1172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
610
1172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
376
703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
334
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
20
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
7
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cyprus
7 Genera with 7 Species
Actias Leach, 1758Asian-American moon moths1SpeciesTaxom
Dryocampa Harris, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Perisomena Walker, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Polythysana Walker, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Protogynanisa Rougeot, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Pseudantheraea Weymer, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Saturnia Schrank, 1825Emperor moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cyprus
7 Species
Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758Luna moth
Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793Green-striped mapleworm
Perisomena caecigena Kupido, 1825Autumn Emperor Moth
Polythysana cinerascens Philippi, 1859
Protogynanisa athletoides Rougeot, 1971
Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878
Saturnia (Perisomena) caecigena (Kupido, 1825)⇒ Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Cyprus
SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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