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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Gates County (North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
116
334
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
116
334
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
108
325
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
82
290
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
26
199
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
26
199
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
25
198
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
171
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
164
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gates County
3 Genera with 3 Species
Antheraea Hübner, 1776Tussah moths1SpeciesTaxom
Dryocampa Harris, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1907Imperial Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gates County
3 Species
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776Giant silkworm moth
Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793Green-striped mapleworm
Eacles oslari (Rothschild, 1907)⇒ Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Gates County
SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
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