Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 448
4515
8744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 446
4509
8734 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 423
4424
8599 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 283
3810
7730 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 67
1295
2674 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 66
1293
2670 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 64
1286
2631 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
853
1815 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
789
1713 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
55
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 21
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Eastern Cape
21 Genera with 27 Species #ABCEGHLMNPU
| Afroptilum Gillies, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisota Hübner, 1773 | Oakworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argema Wallengren, 1847 | African moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1910 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Capena Fawcett, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirina Walker, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronia Hübner, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1865 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Gynanisa Walker, 1836 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heniocha Hübner, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holocerina Pinhey, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperchirioides Lemaire, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanocera Sonthonnax, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nudaurelia Rothschild, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pselaphelia Aurivillius, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudaphelia Kirby, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urota Westwood, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Eastern Cape
27 Species and 2 Subspecies | Afroptilum sudafricanum Lestage, 1924 | | | Anisota virginiensis Drury, 1773 | Brown anisota | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Argema mimosae Boisduval, 1847 | African Moon Moth | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Bunaea alcinoe aslauga Kirby, 1877 | | | Bunaea caffra (Hübner, 1820) | ⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | | Bunaea durbania (Oberthür, 1910) | ⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | | Capena fuscinervis Stål, 1866 | | | Cirina forda Westwood, 1849 | Pallid Emperor Moth | | Citheronia sepulcralis Grote & Robi..., 1865 | Pine devil | | Epiphora mythimnia Westwood, 1849 | | | Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | Mopane Moth | | Gonimbrasia bubo Bouvier, 1930 | | | Gonimbrasia cytherea Fabricius, 1775 | | | Gonimbrasia tyrrhea Cramer, 1775 | Willow tree caterpillar | | Gonimbrasia zambesina Walker, 1865 | | | Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836 | Chipumi | | Gynanisa maja maja Klug, 1836 | | | Heniocha apollonia Cramer, 1782 | | | Holocerina smilax Westwood, 1849 | | | Hyperchirioides smilax Westwood, 1849 | | | Ludia goniata Rothschild, 1907 | | | Melanocera menippe Westwood, 1849 | | | Nudaurelia wahlbergina Rougeot, 1972 | | | Pselaphelia flavivitta Walker, 1862 | | | Pseudaphelia apollinaris Boisduval, 1847 | | | Urota sinope Westwood, 1849 | |
Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Eastern Cape
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
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