Checklist of Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
for Eritrea (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 187
1282
2410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 185
1277
2406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 181
1273
2401 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 124
1075
2143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 30
363
728 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 30
363
728 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 30
363
728 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
306
656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
303
653 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
38
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 15
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Eritrea
15 Genera with 27 Species | Aurivillius Packard, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Campimoptilum Karsch, 1913 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cirina Walker, 1849 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1829 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1922 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Goodia Holland, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gynanisa Walker, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holocerina Pinhey, 1849 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lobobunaea Packard, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 1874 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 1927 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Usta Wallengren, 1885 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Yatanga Darge, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Eritrea
27 Species and 6 Subspecies | Aurivillius arata Westwood, 1849 | | | Aurivillius aratus Westwood, 1849 | | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Bunaea caffra (Hübner, 1820) | ⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | | Bunaea tricolor (Rothschild, 1895) | ⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | | Bunaeopsis oubie Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | | | Bunaeopsis phidias Weymer, 1909 | | | Campimoptilum kuntzei Dewitz, 1881 | | | Campimoptilum smithii Holland, 1892 | | | Campimoptilum uniformis de Joannis, 1913 | | | Cirina forda Westwood, 1849 | Pallid Emperor Moth | | Cirina forda cana Felder C. & ..., 1874 | | | Cirina forda forda Westwood, 1849 | | | Epiphora antinorii Oberthür, 1880 | | | Epiphora atbarinus Butler, 1877 | | | Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829 | African Atlas moth | | Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | Mopane Moth | | Gonimbrasia felderi Rothschild, 1895 | | | Gonimbrasia ukerewensis Rebel, 1922 | | | Goodia smithii Holland, 1897 | | | Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836 | Chipumi | | Holocerina menieri Rougeot, 1973 | | | Holocerina smilax Westwood, 1849 | | | Holocerina smilax smilax Westwood, 1849 | | | Lobobunaea phaedusa Drury, 1782 | | | Ludia hansalii Felder C. & ..., 1874 | | | Ludia hansalii hansalii Felder C. & ..., 1874 | | | Pseudobunaea epithyrena Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Pseudobunaea heyeri Weymer, 1896 | | | Pseudobunaea heyeri citrinarius Gaede, 1927 | | | Usta terpsichore Maassen & We..., 1885 | Cavorting Emperor | | Usta terpsichore terpsichore Maassen, 1885 | | | Yatanga smithi Holland, 1892 | |
Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Eritrea
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