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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
662
13883
55452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
420
10836
46964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
4154
15751
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
4150
15742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
4137
15700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
31
2691
10546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
2470
9783
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
158
548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
26
94
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
26 Genera with 94 Species
#ACEHLNPRS
Actias Leach, 2007Asian-American moon moths12SpeciesTaxom
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1858Tussah moths17SpeciesTaxom
Archaeoattacus Watson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Attacus Linnaeus, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 0Eyed Silkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Caligula Moore, 18539SpeciesTaxom
Cricula Walker, 18375SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Eriogyna Jordan, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lemaireia Nässig & Hol..., 0Moon moths4SpeciesTaxom
Lobobunaea Packard, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Loepa Moore, 18728SpeciesTaxom
Neoris Moore, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Philosamia Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloscola Michener, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Rhodinia Staudinger, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Rinaca Moore, 18439SpeciesTaxom
Salassa Moore, 18875SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 18626SpeciesTaxom
Saturnia Schrank, 1854Emperor moths8SpeciesTaxom
Sinobirma Bryk, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Solus Watson, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Sonthonnaxia Watson, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
94 Species and 9 Subspecies
Actias artemis BREMER & GREY, 1853Oomizuao
Actias callandra Jordan, 1911
Actias isis Sonthonnax, 1897
Actias keralana
Actias maenas Doubleday, 1847Malaysian moon moth
Actias neidhoeferi Ong & Yu, 1968
Actias ningpoana Fielder, 1862Chinese moon moth
Actias parasinensis Brechlin, 2009
Actias rhodopneuma Roeber, 1925
Actias selene Hübner, 1807Indian Luna Moth
Actias selene selene Hübner, 1807
Actias witti Brechlin, 2007
Adeloneivaia acuta Schaus, 1896
Adeloneivaia catoxantha catoxantha Rothschild, 1907
Antheraea (Antheraea) andamana Moore, 1877
Antheraea (Antheraea) frithi Moore, 1859
Antheraea (Antheraea) helferi Moore, 1859
Antheraea (Antheraea) insularis Watson, 1913
Antheraea (Antheraea) mylitta Drury, 1773Tasar Silkworm
Antheraea (Antheraea) pernyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Chinese oak silk moth
Antheraea pernyi roylei Moore, 1859
Antheraea (Antheraea) roylii Moore, 1859
Antheraea (Antheraeopsis) youngi (Watson, 1915)⇒ Antheraea assamensis Helfer, 1837
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776Giant silkworm moth
Antheraea assama (Helfer, 1837)⇒ Antheraea assamensis Helfer, 1837
Antheraea assamensis Helfer, 1837Assam Silkmoth
Antheraea brunnea (Helfer, 1837)⇒ Antheraea polyphemus Cramer, 1776
Antheraea compta Rothschild, 1899
Antheraea mezankooria (Helfer, 1837)⇒ Antheraea assamensis Helfer, 1837
Antheraea paphia (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Antheraea polyphemus Cramer, 1776
Antheraea roylei Moore, 1858
Archaeoattacus edwardsii White, 1859
Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758Atlas Moth
Attacus atlas silheticus Helfer, 1837
Attacus taprobanis Moore, 1882
Automeris larra larra
Caligula anna Moore, 1865
Caligula bonita (Moore, 1865)⇒ Caligula lindia Moore, 1865
Caligula cachara Moore, 1872
Caligula grotei Moore, 1858
Caligula hockingii (Moore, 1865)⇒ Caligula lindia Moore, 1865
Caligula lindia Moore, 1865
Caligula sillemi (Moore, 1865)⇒ Caligula lindia Moore, 1865
Caligula simla Westwood, 1847
Caligula thibeta Westwood, 1853
Cricula agria Jordan, 1909
Cricula andrei (Jordan, 1909)⇒ Cricula trifenestrata Helfer, 1837
Cricula drepanoides Moore, 1865
Cricula gandhii Naumann & Lö..., 2013
Cricula trifenestrata Helfer, 1837Cricula Silkmoth
Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902
Eriogyna pyretorum Westwood, 1847
Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758Apple tree silk moth
Lemaireia himalayana
Lemaireia luteopeplus Nässig & Hol..., 1988
Lemaireia luteopeplus aureopeplus Nässig & Ho..., 1988
Lemaireia luteopeplus luteopeplus
Lobobunaea saturnus Fabricius, 1793
Loepa bretschneideri Naumann & Lö..., 2012
Loepa diffunoccidentalis Brechlin, 2010
Loepa katinka Westwood, 1848Golden Emperor Moth
Loepa miranda Moore, 1865
Loepa schintlmeisteri Brechlin, 2000
Loepa sikkima Moore, 1865
Loepa sikkma Moore, 1865
Loepa simplicia Maassen & We..., 1872
Neoris huttoni Moore, 1862
Neoris zuleika (Hope, 1843)⇒ Rinaca zuleika Hope, 1843
Pseudobunaea irius Fabricius, 1793
Ptiloscola lasiocampa Bryk, 1953
Rhodinia newara Moore, 1872
Rinaca anna Moore, 1865
Rinaca cachara Moore, 1872
Rinaca cidosa
Rinaca grotei Moore, 1859
Rinaca lesoudieri
Rinaca lindia (Moore, 1865)⇒ Caligula lindia Moore, 1865
Rinaca simla Westwood, 1847
Rinaca thibeta Westwood, 1854
Rinaca zuleika Hope, 1843
Salassa iola
Salassa lola Westwood, 1847
Salassa megastica Swinhoe, 1894
Salassa megasticta Swinhoe, 1894
Salassa royi Elwes, 1887
Samia canningii Hutton, 1859
Samia cynthia Drury, 1773Ailanthus silk moth
Samia cynthia cynthia Drury, 1773
Samia cynthia ricini Jones, 1791
Samia ricini Donovan, 1798Eri silkworm
Samia walkeri (Felder, 1862)⇒ Samia cynthia Drury, 1773
Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758Emperor
Saturnia (Rinaca) anna (Moore, 1865)⇒ Caligula cachara Moore, 1872
Saturnia grossei Ehinger., 1921
Saturnia lesoudieri Le Moult, 1933
Saturnia lindia Moore, 1865
Saturnia pyretorum Westwood, 1847
Saturnia thibeta Westwood, 1854
Sinobirma bouyeri Naumann, Näs..., 2012
Sinobirma myanmarensis Naumann, Näs..., 2012
Solus drepanoides Moore, 1866

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in India
SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySalassinae
Michener, 1949
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
22
85
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