Checklist of Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
for Georgia (Caucasus)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 539
5836
14767 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 537
5832
14762 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 507
5714
14482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 337
4615
12018 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 61
1582
3713 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 60
1581
3712 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 58
1577
3707 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
1057
2621 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
970
2397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
57
100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 19
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Georgia
19 Genera with 27 Species | Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adelocephala Duponchel, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisota Hübner, 1773 | Oakworms | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callosamia Packard, 1873 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronia Hübner, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dryocampa Harris, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1773 | Imperial Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1773 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperchiria Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptiloscola Michener, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rothschildia Grote, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1775 | Emperor moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingicampa Walsh, 1879 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syssphinx Hübner, 1879 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tropaea Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Georgia
27 Species | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Anisota consularis Dyar, 1896 | Consular Oakworm Moth | | Anisota peigleri Riotte, 1975 | Peigler's Oakworm Moth | | Anisota senatoria J.E. Smith, 1797 | Orange-striped oak worm | | Anisota stigma Fabricius, 1775 | Spiny oak worm | | Anisota virginiensis Drury, 1773 | Brown anisota | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Callosamia angulifera Walker, 1855 | Angulated silk moth | | Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773 | Promethea moth | | Callosamia securifera Maassen, 1873 | Carolina silk moth | | Citheronia regalis Fabricius, 1793 | Hickory horned devil | | Citheronia sepulcralis Grote & Robi..., 1865 | Pine devil | | Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793 | Green-striped mapleworm | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Hemileuca maia Drury, 1773 | Buck moth | | Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 | Apple tree silk moth | | Ptiloscola lasiocampa Bryk, 1953 | | | Rothschildia forbesi Félix Édouar..., 1868 | Forbes Giant Silkmoth | | Saturnia (Perisomena) caecigena (Kupido, 1825) | ⇒ Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878 | | Saturnia (Saturnia) pyri Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Giant Emperor Moth | | Sphingicampa bicolor (Harris, 1841) | ⇒ Syssphinx bicolor Harris, 1841 | | Sphingicampa bisecta (Lintner, 1879) | ⇒ Syssphinx bisecta Lintner, 1879 | | Syssphinx bicolor Harris, 1841 | Honey Locust Moth | | Syssphinx bisecta Lintner, 1879 | Bisected Honey Locust Moth | | Tropaea luna | |
Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Georgia
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