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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Distrito Federal (West Central Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
303
2356
3712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
302
2355
3711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
292
2327
3657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
189
1741
2568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
37
690
1034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
37
690
1034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
36
688
1033
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
521
825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
505
808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
50
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
23
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Distrito Federal
23 Genera with 40 Species
#ACDEHLMOPR
Adelocephala Duponchel, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Agapema Neumoegen & ..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1856Tussah moths1SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1912Eyed Silkmoths8SpeciesTaxom
Catacantha Bouvier, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cerodirphia Michener, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Coloradia Blake, 1912Pinemoths1SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1773Imperial Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Euleucophaeus Walker, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Eupackardia Cockerell, 1853Calleta Silkmoth1SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1874Port Arthur Buck Moth4SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Megaceresa Michener, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Molippa Walker, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Periga Walker, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 18534SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Distrito Federal
40 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agapema homogena Dyar, 1908Rocky Mountain agapema
Antheraea (Telea) montezuma Sallé, 1856
Automeris cecrops Boisduval, 1875Cecrops eyed Silkmoth
Automeris eogena R. Felder & ..., 1874
Automeris excreta Draudt, 1929
Automeris granulosus Conte, 1906
Automeris hebe Walker, 1865
Automeris illustris Walker, 1855
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Automeris melmon Dyar, 1912
Catacantha obliqua Bouvier, 1930
Cerodirphia apunctata Dias & Lemaire, 1991
Citheronia phoronea Cramer, 1779
Coloradia euphrosyne Dyar, 1912
Copaxa lavendera Westwood, 1854
Copaxa muellerana Dyar, 1920
Copaxa multifenestrata Herrich-Schä..., 1858
Dirphia triangulum Walker, 1855
Dirphia trisignata Felder, 1874
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Eupackardia calleta Westwood, 1853Calleta Silkmoth
Hemileuca dyari Draudt, 1930
Hemileuca lares Druce, 1897
Hemileuca numa Druce, 1887
Hemileuca rubridorsa R. Felder, 1874
Hylesia andrei Dognin, 1923
Hylesia iola Dyar, 1913
Leucanella leucane Geyer, 1837
Leucanella memusae Walker, 1855
Megaceresa pulchra Bouvier, 1923
Molippa superba Burmeister, 1878
Oxytenis naemia Druce, 1906
Periga circumstans Walker, 1855
Periga falcata Walker, 1855
Pseudodirphia eumedidoides Vuillot, 1892
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777
Rothschildia aurota Cramer, 1775
Rothschildia jacobaeae Walker, 1855
Rothschildia lebeau Guérin-Ménev..., 1868Lebeau's Rothschildia
Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853Orizaba Silkmoth

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Distrito Federal
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
12
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyteninae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
5
10
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