Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Gauteng (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 332
2972
5515 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 331
2971
5514 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 314
2913
5427 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 207
2459
4791 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 61
1073
2277 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 60
1071
2275 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 59
1067
2258 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
614
1248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
554
1125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
43
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 11
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Gauteng
11 Genera with 16 Species Afroptilum Gillies, 1990 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1782 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cinabra Sonthonnax, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirina Walker, 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1775 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gynanisa Walker, 1968 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heniocha Hübner, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperchirioides Lemaire, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rohaniella Bouvier, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Gauteng
16 Species and 1 Subspecies | Antheraea (Antheraea) jana Stoll, 1782 | | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Cinabra bracteata Distant, 1897 | | | Cirina forda Westwood, 1849 | Pallid Emperor Moth | | Cirina similis Distant, 1897 | | | Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | Mopane Moth | | Gonimbrasia bubo Bouvier, 1930 | | | Gonimbrasia cytherea Fabricius, 1775 | | | Gonimbrasia tyrrhea Cramer, 1775 | Willow tree caterpillar | | Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836 | Chipumi | | Gynanisa maja maja Klug, 1836 | | | Gynanisa melanica Pinhey, 1968 | | | Heniocha apollonia Cramer, 1782 | | | Hyperchirioides bulaea Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Hyperchirioides smilax Westwood, 1849 | | | Pseudobunaea patruelis Distant, 1903 | | | Rohaniella pygmaea Maassen & We..., 1885 | Pigmy Emperor |
Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Gauteng
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
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