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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
696
12064
41018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
693
12055
41003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
664
11905
40649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
434
9807
35125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
79
3104
9819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
78
3099
9799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
76
3089
9778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
2018
6292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1786
5172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
77
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
16
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
16 Genera with 32 Species
Actias Leach, 1807Asian-American moon moths10SpeciesTaxom
Aglia Ochsenheimer, 19586SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1965Tussah moths5SpeciesTaxom
Attacus Linnaeus, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Caio Travassos & ..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Caligula Moore, 07SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Lobobunaea Packard, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Loepa Moore, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Ludia Wallengren, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloscola Michener, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rhodinia Staudinger, 19656SpeciesTaxom
Rinaca Moore, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 18785SpeciesTaxom
Saturnia Schrank, 1936Emperor moths9SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
32 Species and 28 Subspecies
Actias aliena Butler, 1879
Actias aliena aliena Butler, 1879
Actias aliena sjoeqvisti Bryk, 1949
Actias artemis BREMER & GREY, 1853Oomizuao
Actias artemis artemis
Actias gnoma Butler, 1877Japanese moon moth
Actias gnoma gnoma Butler, 1877
Actias gnoma mandschurica Staudinger, 1892
Actias gnoma miyatai Inoue, 1976
Actias selene Hübner, 1807Indian Luna Moth
Aglia japonica Leech, 1889
Aglia japonica japonica Leech, , 1889
Aglia japonica microtau Inoue, 1958
Aglia macropis Lenz, 1925
Aglia tau Linnaeus, 1758Tau emperor
Aglia tau microtau Inoue, 1958
Antheraea (Antheraea) pernyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Chinese oak silk moth
Antheraea (Antheraea) yamamai Guérin-Ménev..., 1861Japanese oak silk moth
Antheraea yamamai ussuriensis Schachbazov, 1953
Antheraea yamamai yamamai Guérin-Ménev..., 1861
Antheraea yamamai yoshimotoi Inoue, 1965
Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758Atlas Moth
Attacus atlas ryukyuensis Inoue, 1993
Caio aglia Felder, 1874
Caligula boisduvali Eversmann, 1846
Caligula boisduvalii (Eversmann, 1847)⇒ Caligula jonasi Butler, 1877
Caligula japonica Moore, 1862Japanese Giant Silkworm
Caligula japonica japonica
Caligula jonasi Butler, 1877Jonasi Silkmoth
Caligula jonasii Butler, 1877
Caligula jonasii jonasii
Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902
Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849
Loepa katinka Westwood, 1848Golden Emperor Moth
Loepa sakaei Inoue, 1965
Ludia obscura aora
Ptiloscola lasiocampa Bryk, 1953
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777
Rhodinia fugax Butler, 1877
Rhodinia fugax diana Oberthür, 1886
Rhodinia fugax fugax Butler, 1877
Rhodinia jankowskii Oberthür, 1880
Rhodinia jankowskii hattoriae Inoue, 1965
Rhodinia jankowskii hokkaidoensis Inoue, 1965
Samia cynthia Drury, 1773Ailanthus silk moth
Samia cynthia pryeri (Butler, 1878)⇒ Samia cynthia Drury, 1773
Samia cynthia ricini Jones, 1791
Samia cynthia walkeri Felder & Felder, 1862
Samia pryeri (Butler, 1878)⇒ Samia cynthia Drury, 1773
Saturnia japonica (Moore, 1872)⇒ Caligula japonica Moore, 1862
Saturnia japonica japonica Moore, 1872
Saturnia japonica ryukyuensis Inoue, 1984
Saturnia johni Amiot., 1930
Saturnia jonasi Butler, 1877
Saturnia jonasii Jordan, 1911
Saturnia jonasii fallax Jordan, 1911
Saturnia jonasii jonasii Butler, 1877
Saturnia lapponica Lingonblad., 1936

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Japan
SubfamilyAgliinae
Packard, 1893
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
12
26
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