Checklist of Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
for Free State (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 278
1855
3226 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 277
1852
3216 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 261
1801
3144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 160
1289
2254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
426
735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
425
734 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
421
712 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
311
536 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
289
513 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
17
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 7
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Free State
7 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Free State
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Free State
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