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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
1354
4084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
1353
4082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
1353
4082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
944
3149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
898
3067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
81
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
25
71
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
25 Genera with 71 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPR
Adrougeriana Darge, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Athletes Karsch, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Aurivillius Packard, 19993SpeciesTaxom
Bunaea Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Carnegia Holland, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Cirina Walker, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Decachorda Aurivillius, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Dogoia Bouyer, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 18495SpeciesTaxom
Eudaemonia Hübner, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Gonimbrasia Butler, 19079SpeciesTaxom
Goodia Holland, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Holocerina Pinhey, 19784SpeciesTaxom
Imbrasia Hübner, 19539SpeciesTaxom
Lobobunaea Packard, 19107SpeciesTaxom
Ludia Wallengren, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Micragone Walker, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Nudaurelia Rothschild, 19075SpeciesTaxom
Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 18937SpeciesTaxom
Pselaphelia Aurivillius, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Pseudantheraea Weymer, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Pseudimbrasia Rougeot, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Rohaniella Bouvier, 18851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
71 Species and 5 Subspecies
Adrougeriana nenia Westwood, 1849
Adrougeriana nubifera Bouvier, 1936
Athletes nyansae Rebel, 1904
Aurivillius arata Westwood, 1849
Aurivillius aratus Westwood, 1849
Aurivillius jolyanorum Bouyer, 1999
Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth
Bunaeopsis macrophthalma Kirby, 1881
Bunaeopsis macrophthalmus Kirby, 1881
Carnegia mirabilis Aurivillius, 1895
Cirina forda Westwood, 1849Pallid Emperor Moth
Cirina forda forda Westwood, 1849
Decachorda fletcheri Rougeot, 1970
Dogoia hierax Jordan, 1922
Epiphora albidus Druce, 1886
Epiphora boolana Strand, 1909
Epiphora lineata Bouvier, 1930
Epiphora rectifascia Rothschild, 1907
Epiphora vacuna Westwood, 1849
Eudaemonia argus Fabricius, 1777
Eudaemonia trogophylla Hampson, 1919
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) alopia Westwood, 1849
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) eblis Strecker, 1876
Gonimbrasia eblis buchholzi Plötz, 1880
Gonimbrasia emini Butler, 1888
Gonimbrasia flavescens Rothschild, 1895
Gonimbrasia hecate Rougeot, 1955
Gonimbrasia occidentalis Rothschild, 1907
Gonimbrasia petiveri Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Gonimbrasia xanthomma Rothschild, 1907
Goodia hierax Jordan, 1922
Holocerina angulata Aurivillius, 1893
Holocerina angulata angulata Aurivillius, 1893
Holocerina occidentalis Bouyer, 2008
Holocerina prosti (Rougeot, 1978)⇒ Holocerina istsariensis Stoneham, 1962
Imbrasia crameri (Drury, 1773)⇒ Imbrasia epimethea Drury, 1822
Imbrasia diomede (Drury, 1773)⇒ Imbrasia epimethea Drury, 1822
Imbrasia dione (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nudaurelia dione Fabricius, 1793
Imbrasia epimethea Drury, 1822
Imbrasia epimethea epimethea Morawitz, 1876
Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904
Imbrasia nadari (Drury, 1773)⇒ Imbrasia epimethea Drury, 1822
Imbrasia obscura Butler, 1878
Imbrasia paradoxa (Dufrane, 1953)⇒ Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904
Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849
Lobobunaea goodii Holland, 1893
Lobobunaea jolyi Bouyer & Gro..., 2016
Lobobunaea melanoneura Rothschild, 1907
Lobobunaea phaeax (Jordan, 1910)⇒ Lobobunaea christyi Sharpe, 1899
Lobobunaea phaedusa Drury, 1782
Lobobunaea phaedusa phaeax Jordan, 1910
Ludia laeta Jordan, 1922
Ludia obscura Aurivillius, 1893
Micragone agathylla Westwood, 1849
Micragone nenia Westwood, 1849
Micragone nubifera Bouvier, 1936
Nudaurelia buchholzi Plötz, 1880
Nudaurelia dione Fabricius, 1793
Nudaurelia eblis Strecker, 1878
Nudaurelia emini Butler, 1888
Nudaurelia xanthomma Rothschild, 1907
Orthogonioptilum adiegetum Karsch, 1893
Orthogonioptilum brunneum Jordan, 1922
Orthogonioptilum deletum Jordan, 1922
Orthogonioptilum falcatissimum Rougeot, 1971
Orthogonioptilum prox Karsch, 1893
Orthogonioptilum vestigiata Holland, 1893
Orthogonioptilum vestigiatum Holland, 1893
Pselaphelia gemmifera (Butler, 1878)⇒ Pselaphelia flavivitta Walker, 1862
Pselaphelia neglecta Darge, 2003
Pseudantheraea daphne (Weymer, 1892)⇒ Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878
Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878
Pseudimbrasia deyrollei Thomson, 1858
Pseudimbrasia deyrollii Oberthür, 1910
Pseudobunaea tyrrhena Westwood, 1849
Rohaniella pygmaea Maassen & We..., 1885Pigmy Emperor

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Ghana
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
25
71
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