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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
373
5345
8846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
372
5344
8846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
5261
8620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
4580
7746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
1726
3934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
1726
3934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
1726
3934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
1193
2972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
1164
2942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
114
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
38
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Liberia
38 Genera with 72 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRST
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Adrougeriana Darge, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths7SpeciesTaxom
Bunaea Hübner, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Caio Travassos & ..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Carnegia Holland, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Cicia Oiticica, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Copiopteryx Duncan & Wes..., 17791SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Dysdaemonia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1889Imperial Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 18784SpeciesTaxom
Eudaemonia Hübner, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Gamelia Hübner, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Imbrasia Hübner, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Lobobunaea Packard, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1886Giant Silkworm Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Micragone Walker, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Molippa Walker, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Nudaurelia Rothschild, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Othorene Boisduval, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 17802SpeciesTaxom
Paradirphia Michener, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Periphoba Hübner, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloscola Michener, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Schausiella Bouvier, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17803SpeciesTaxom
Titaea Hübner, 19322SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Liberia
72 Species and 2 Subspecies
Adeloneivaia isara Dognin, 1905
Adeloneivaia jason Boisduval, 1872
Adrougeriana nenia Westwood, 1849
Arsenura arianae Brechlin & M..., 2010
Arsenura drucei Schaus, 1906
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris dagmarae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Automeris postalbida Schaus, 1900
Automeris tridens Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Automeris zugana Druce, 1886
Automeris zurobara Druce, 1886
Bunaea alcinoe aslauga Kirby, 1877
Caio championi Druce, 1886
Carnegia mirabilis Aurivillius, 1895
Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001
Citheronia bellavista Draudt, 1930
Citheronia lobesis Rothschild, 1907
Copaxa curvilinea Schaus, 1912
Copaxa moinieri Lemaire, 1974
Copaxa rufinans Schaus, 1906
Copaxa syntheratoides Rothschild, 1895
Copiopteryx semiramis Cramer, 1779
Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780
Dirphia horcana Schaus, 1911
Dysdaemonia boreas Cramer, 1775
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Eacles ormondei Schaus, 1889
Epiphora aequatorialis Testout, 1935
Epiphora boolana Strand, 1909
Epiphora liberiensis Bouvier, 1928
Epiphora perspicuus Butler, 1878
Eudaemonia argiphontes Maassen, 1877
Eudaemonia argus Fabricius, 1777
Gamelia musta Schaus, 1912
Hylesia continua Walker, 1865
Hylesia dalina Schaus, 1911
Hylesia lineata Druce, 1886
Hylesia umbrata Schaus, 1911
Imbrasia gueinzii (Staudinger, 1872)⇒ Nudaurelia gueinzii Staudinger, 1872
Leucanella hosmera Schaus, 1941
Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849
Lobobunaea melanoneura Rothschild, 1907
Lonomia electra (Druce, 1886)⇒ Lonomia mexilectra Brechlin & M..., 2011
Micragone rougeriei Bouyer, 2008
Molippa nibasa Maassen & We..., 1885
Molippa simillima Jones, 1907
Nudaurelia anthinoides Rougeot, 1978
Nudaurelia gueinzii Staudinger, 1872
Orthogonioptilum garmsi Bouyer, 1995
Orthogonioptilum kahli Holland, 1921
Orthogonioptilum occidentalis Bouyer, 1995
Othorene bernardoespinozai Brechlin & M..., 2011
Othorene intermedia Rothschild, 1907
Oxytenis albilunulata Schaus, 1912
Oxytenis modestia Cramer, 1780Tropical American Silkworm Moth
Paradirphia winifredae Lemaire & K...., 1990
Periphoba arcaei Druce, 1886
Pseudobunaea alinda Sonthonnax, 1899
Pseudobunaea tyrrhena Westwood, 1849
Pseudodirphia menander Druce, 1886
Pseudodirphia regia Draudt, 1930
Ptiloscola dargei Lemaire, 1971
Rothschildia erycina Shaw, 1796
Rothschildia lebeau Guérin-Ménev..., 1868Lebeau's Rothschildia
Rothschildia triloba W. Rothschild, 1907
Schausiella santarosensis Lemaire, 1982
Sphingicampa quadrilineata Grote & Robi..., 1867
Syssphinx colla Dyar, 1907
Syssphinx jennyphillipsae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780
Titaea tamerlan Maassen, 1869
Titaea tamerlan guayaquila Schaus, 1932

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Liberia
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
10
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyteninae
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
13
27
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