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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Decatur County (Kansas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
269
1397
2093
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
268
1394
2090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
248
1337
1990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
1135
1709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
530
802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
530
802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
530
802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
369
581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
347
544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
27
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
11
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Decatur County (Kansas)
11 Genera with 13 Species
Actias Leach, 1758Asian-American moon moths1SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1776Tussah moths1SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1775Eyed Silkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Callosamia Packard, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Coloradia Blake, 1863Pinemoths1SpeciesTaxom
Dryocampa Harris, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1773Imperial Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1898Port Arthur Buck Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 18552SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 18792SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Decatur County (Kansas)
13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758Luna moth
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776Giant silkworm moth
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773Promethea moth
Coloradia pandora Blake, 1863Pandora Moth
Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793Green-striped mapleworm
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Hemileuca oliviae Cockerell, 1898Range caterpillar
Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758Apple tree silk moth
Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855Ceanothus silk moth
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777
Sphingicampa bicolor (Harris, 1841)⇒ Syssphinx bicolor Harris, 1841
Sphingicampa bisecta (Lintner, 1879)⇒ Syssphinx bisecta Lintner, 1879

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Decatur County (Kansas)
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
4
5
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