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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Las Alturas Biological Station (Coto Brus, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
248
2070
1896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
248
2070
1896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
242
2063
1887
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
189
1888
1728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
42
522
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
42
522
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
42
522
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
394
521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
383
511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
31
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
12
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Las Alturas Biological Station
12 Genera with 20 Species
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths3SpeciesTaxom
Cerodirphia Michener, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Citheronioides Lemaire, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1886Giant Silkworm Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Molippa Walker, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Othorene Boisduval, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Titaea Hübner, 19321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Las Alturas Biological Station
20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris belti Druce, 1886
Automeris zugana Druce, 1886
Cerodirphia avenata Max Wilhelm ..., 1930
Citheronioides collaris W. Rothschild, 1907
Copaxa escalantei Lemaire, 1971
Copaxa multifenestrata Herrich-Schä..., 1858
Copaxa rufinans Schaus, 1906
Copaxa syntheratoides Rothschild, 1895
Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780
Dirphia horcana Schaus, 1911
Hylesia aeneides Druce, 1897
Hylesia continua Walker, 1865
Hylesia lineata Druce, 1886
Lonomia electra (Druce, 1886)⇒ Lonomia mexilectra Brechlin & M..., 2011
Molippa simillima Jones, 1907
Othorene intermedia Rothschild, 1907
Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853Orizaba Silkmoth
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780
Titaea tamerlan guayaquila Schaus, 1932

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Las Alturas Biological Station
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
2
5
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