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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
112
364
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
112
364
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
106
357
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
88
317
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
163
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
163
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
163
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
120
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
120
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
14
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Elbert County (Colorado)
7 Genera with 8 Species
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1906Eyed Silkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Dysdaemonia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1775Imperial Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Titaea Hübner, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Elbert County (Colorado)
8 Species
Adeloneivaia boisduvalii Doumet, 1859
Automeris hamata Schaus, 1906
Dysdaemonia boreas Cramer, 1775
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Eacles penelope Cramer, 1775
Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779
Oxytenis modestia Cramer, 1780Tropical American Silkworm Moth
Titaea tamerlan Maassen, 1869

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Elbert County (Colorado)
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyteninae
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