Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Limpopo (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 300
2787
5094 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 300
2787
5094 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 287
2741
5008 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 198
2406
4556 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 56
1026
1966 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 56
1024
1964 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 55
1020
1956 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
685
1344 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
641
1275 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
47
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 16
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Limpopo
16 Genera with 22 Species | Antheraea Hübner, 1782 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argema Wallengren, 1847 | African moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aurivillius Packard, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cinabra Sonthonnax, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1865 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gynanisa Walker, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heniocha Hübner, 1891 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperchirioides Lemaire, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanocera Sonthonnax, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nudaurelia Rothschild, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pselaphelia Aurivillius, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rohaniella Bouvier, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Usta Wallengren, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Limpopo
22 Species and 1 Subspecies | Antheraea (Antheraea) jana Stoll, 1782 | | | Argema mimosae Boisduval, 1847 | African Moon Moth | | Aurivillius fusca Rothschild, 1895 | | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Cinabra hyperbius Westwood, 1881 | | | Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | Mopane Moth | | Gonimbrasia bubo Bouvier, 1930 | | | Gonimbrasia cytherea Fabricius, 1775 | | | Gonimbrasia zambesina Walker, 1865 | | | Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836 | Chipumi | | Heniocha apollonia Cramer, 1782 | | | Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872 | Marbled Emperor | | Heniocha marnois (Rogenhofer, 1891) | ⇒ Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872 | | Hyperchirioides bulaea Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Ludia orinoptena monroei Jordan, 1938 | | | Melanocera menippe Westwood, 1849 | | | Nudaurelia wahlbergina Rougeot, 1972 | | | Pselaphelia flavivitta Walker, 1862 | | | Pseudobunaea heyeri Weymer, 1896 | | | Pseudobunaea natalensis Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Rohaniella pygmaea Maassen & We..., 1885 | Pigmy Emperor | | Usta terpsichore Maassen & We..., 1885 | Cavorting Emperor |
Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Limpopo
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
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