Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Los Angeles County (California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 437
3437
6024 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 435
3435
6022 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 416
3371
5900 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 286
2874
5170 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
940
1610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 53
939
1609 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 51
935
1604 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
626
1155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
572
1067 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
31
59 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 11
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Los Angeles County
11 Genera with 18 Species | Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisota Hübner, 1775 | Oakworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callosamia Packard, 1773 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coloradia Blake, 1863 | Pinemoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1875 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1855 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ptiloscola Michener, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingicampa Walsh, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Los Angeles County
18 Species and 1 Subspecies | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Anisota stigma Fabricius, 1775 | Spiny oak worm | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Callosamia angulifera Walker, 1855 | Angulated silk moth | | Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773 | Promethea moth | | Coloradia pandora Blake, 1863 | Pandora Moth | | Hemileuca burnsi Watson, 1910 | Burns' Buckmoth | | Hemileuca eglanterina Boisduval, 1852 | Common sheep moth | | Hemileuca hera Harris, 1841 | Hera Buckmoth | | Hemileuca maia Drury, 1773 | Buck moth | | Hemileuca nutalli Strecker, 1875 | Nuttall's Sheepmoth | | Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 | Apple tree silk moth | | Hyalophora columbia Smith, 1865 | Columbia silk moth | | Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855 | Ceanothus silk moth | | Ptiloscola lasiocampa Bryk, 1953 | | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Sphingicampa hubbardi (Dyar, 1902) | ⇒ Syssphinx hubbardi Dyar, 1903 |
Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Los Angeles County
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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