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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Indo-Australian region (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
277
3466
36643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
277
3466
36643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
259
3352
36050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
2608
33377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
30
367
891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
30
367
891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
30
367
891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
172
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
170
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
18
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
12
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indo-Australian region
12 Genera with 55 Species
Actias Leach, 1899Asian-American moon moths8SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1928Tussah moths12SpeciesTaxom
Archaeoattacus Watson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Attacus Linnaeus, 18827SpeciesTaxom
Coscinocera Butler, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Cricula Walker, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Loepa Moore, 18655SpeciesTaxom
Rhodinia Staudinger, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Rinaca Moore, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Salassa Moore, 18904SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 19939SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indo-Australian region
55 Species and 1 Subspecies
Actias dubernardi Oberthür, 1897Chinese Luna Moth
Actias gnoma Butler, 1877Japanese moon moth
Actias isis Sonthonnax, 1897
Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758Luna moth
Actias maenas Doubleday, 1847Malaysian moon moth
Actias selene Hübner, 1807Indian Luna Moth
Actias sinensis Walker, 1855Chinese moon moth
Actias truncatipennis Sonthonnax, 1899
Antheraea (Antheraea) frithi Moore, 1859
Antheraea (Antheraea) helferi Moore, 1859
Antheraea (Antheraea) mylitta Drury, 1773Tasar Silkworm
Antheraea (Antheraea) pernyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Chinese oak silk moth
Antheraea pernyi roylei Moore, 1859
Antheraea (Antheraea) pratti Bouvier, 1928
Antheraea (Antheraea) roylii Moore, 1859
Antheraea (Antheraea) yamamai Guérin-Ménev..., 1861Japanese oak silk moth
Antheraea assamensis Helfer, 1837Assam Silkmoth
Antheraea cingalesa Moore, 1883
Antheraea knyvetti (Hampson, 1893)⇒ Antheraea pernyi roylei Moore, 1859
Antheraea mylittoides Bouvier, 1928
Archaeoattacus edwardsii White, 1859
Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758Atlas Moth
Attacus aurantiacus W. Rothschild, 1895
Attacus caesar Maassen, 1872
Attacus crameri Felder, 1861
Attacus lorquinii (C. & R. Felder, 1861)⇒ Attacus crameri Felder, 1861
Attacus paukstadtorum Brechlin, 2010
Attacus taprobanis Moore, 1882
Coscinocera anteus Bouvier, 1927
Cricula agria Jordan, 1909
Cricula andrei (Jordan, 1909)⇒ Cricula trifenestrata Helfer, 1837
Cricula trifenestrata Helfer, 1837Cricula Silkmoth
Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829African Atlas moth
Loepa damartis Jordan, 1911
Loepa katinka Westwood, 1848Golden Emperor Moth
Loepa miranda Moore, 1865
Loepa oberthuri Leech, 1890
Loepa sikkima Moore, 1865
Rhodinia fugax Butler, 1877
Rhodinia jankowskii Oberthür, 1880
Rhodinia newara Moore, 1872
Rinaca thibeta Westwood, 1854
Rinaca zuleika Hope, 1843
Salassa lola Westwood, 1847
Salassa megastica Swinhoe, 1894
Salassa olivacea Oberthür, 1890
Salassa thespis Leech, 1890
Samia abrerai Naumann & Pe..., 2001
Samia canningi (Hutton, 1859)⇒ Samia cynthia Drury, 1773
Samia cynthia Drury, 1773Ailanthus silk moth
Samia kohlli Naumann & Pe..., 2001
Samia naumanni U. Paukstadt..., 1998
Samia pryeri (Butler, 1878)⇒ Samia cynthia Drury, 1773
Samia treadawayi Naumann, 1998
Samia wangi Naumann & Pe..., 2001Lesser Atlas Moth
Samia yayukae U. Paukstadt..., 1993

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Indo-Australian region
SubfamilySalassinae
Michener, 1949
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
11
51
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