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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region France (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
910
14038
53142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
905
14020
53106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
814
13689
52240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
463
10788
44860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
87
3081
10842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
86
3078
10825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3063
10794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
1957
6013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
1773
5137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
7
118
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
41
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for France
41 Genera with 79 Species
#ACDEGHLNOPRST
Actias Leach, 1807Asian-American moon moths2SpeciesTaxom
Adelocephala Duponchel, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Adelowalkeria Travassos, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Aglia Ochsenheimer, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Angelica Distant, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Anisota Hübner, 1907Oakworms1SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1776Tussah moths2SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 17794SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1919Eyed Silkmoths8SpeciesTaxom
Callosamia Packard, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Campimoptilum Karsch, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Citioica Travassos & ..., 18541SpeciesTaxom
Coloradia Blake, 1863Pinemoths1SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Copiopteryx Duncan & Wes..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cricula Walker, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dryocampa Harris, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1868Imperial Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Graellsia Grote, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Grammopelta Rothschild, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1898Port Arthur Buck Moth4SpeciesTaxom
Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 18552SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19136SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1971Giant Silkworm Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Ludia Wallengren, 01SpeciesTaxom
Neoris Moore, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Othorene Boisduval, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Paradaemonia Bouvier, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloscola Michener, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 17984SpeciesTaxom
Saturnia Schrank, 1775Emperor moths5SpeciesTaxom
Schausiella Bouvier, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Therinia Hübner, 18253SpeciesTaxom
Titaea Hübner, 19802SpeciesTaxom


Species list for France
79 Species and 12 Subspecies
Actias isabellae Graells, 1849Spanish Moon Moth
Actias selene Hübner, 1807Indian Luna Moth
Adelocephala purpurascens Schaus, 1905
Adeloneivaia boisduvalii Doumet, 1859
Adeloneivaia subangulata Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Adelowalkeria eugenia (Druce, 1904)⇒ Adelowalkeria eugenicolombiana Brechlin & M..., 2011
Aglia macropis Lenz, 1925
Aglia tau Linnaeus, 1758Tau emperor
Angelica heterocarpa J.Lloyd, 1859
Anisota oslari W. Rothschild, 1907Oslar's Oakworm Moth
Antheraea (Antheraea) pernyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Chinese oak silk moth
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776Giant silkworm moth
Arsenura albopicta Jordan, 1922
Arsenura batesii arcaei Druce, 1886
Arsenura mossi Jordan, 1922
Arsenura sylla sylla Cramer, 1779
Automeris amoena Boisduval, 1875
Automeris curvilinea Schaus, 1906
Automeris egeus Cramer, 1775
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Automeris jucundoides Schaus, 1906
Automeris larra Walker, 1855
Automeris moresca Schaus, 1906
Automeris themis Dognin, 1919
Callosamia angulifera Walker, 1855Angulated silk moth
Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773Promethea moth
Campimoptilum boulardi Rougeot, 1974
Citheronia hamifera hamifera Rothschild, 1907
Citheronia phoronea Cramer, 1779
Citioica anthonilis (Herrich-Schä..., 1854)⇒ Citioica guayensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Coloradia pandora Blake, 1863Pandora Moth
Copaxa marona Schaus, 1906
Copiopteryx semiramis semiramis Cramer, 1775
Cricula trifenestrata agria Jordan, 1909
Dirphia tarquinia Cramer, 1775
Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793Green-striped mapleworm
Eacles guianensis Schaus, 1905
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Eacles imperialis cacicus Boisduval, 1868
Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902
Graellsia isabellae (Graells, 1849)⇒ Actias isabellae Graells, 1849
Grammopelta lineata Schaus, 1906
Hemileuca eglanterina Boisduval, 1852Common sheep moth
Hemileuca hera hera Harris, 1841
Hemileuca nevadensis Stretch, 1872Nevada buck moth
Hemileuca oliviae Cockerell, 1898Range caterpillar
Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758Apple tree silk moth
Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855Ceanothus silk moth
Hylesia indurata Dyar, 1910
Hylesia lilacina Dognin, 1912
Hylesia molpex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia pallidex Dognin, 1923
Hylesia rex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia valvex Dyar, 1913
Lonomia camox Lemaire, 1971
Ludia obscura aora
Neoris huttoni Moore, 1862
Othorene hodeva (Druce, 1904)⇒ Othorene winbrechlini Brechlin & M..., 2011
Othorene purpurascens (Schaus, 1905)⇒ Othorene lapaziana Brechlin & M..., 2011
Oxytenis mirabilis Cramer, 1780
Paradaemonia platydesmia platydesmia
Pseudodirphia agis Cramer, 1775
Pseudodirphia obliqua Bouvier, 1924
Ptiloscola lasiocampa Bryk, 1953
Ptiloscola photophila Rothschild, 1907
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777
Samia canningii Hutton, 1859
Samia cynthia Drury, 1773Ailanthus silk moth
Samia cynthia walkeri Felder & Felder, 1862
Samia ricini Donovan, 1798Eri silkworm
Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758Emperor
Saturnia (Eudia) pavoniella Scopoli, 1763
Saturnia (Eudia) spini Denis & Schi..., 1775Sloe Emperor Moth
Saturnia (Perisomena) caecigena (Kupido, 1825)⇒ Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878
Saturnia (Saturnia) pyri Denis & Schi..., 1775Giant Emperor Moth
Schausiella arpi Schaus, 1892
Therinia buckleyi Druce, 1890
Therinia diffissa Jordan, 1924
Therinia stricturaria Hübner, 1825
Titaea lemoulti Schaus, 1905
Titaea tamerlan amazonensis Lemaire, 1980

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in France
SubfamilyAgliinae
Packard, 1893
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
7
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyteninae
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
14
24
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