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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
62
1618
4423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1126
3311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1063
3167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
106
354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
42
167
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
42 Genera with 167 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRTU
Adafroptilum Darge, 20036SpeciesTaxom
Adrougeriana Darge, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Afroptilum Gillies, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1782Tussah moths1SpeciesTaxom
Antistathmoptera Tams, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Argema Wallengren, 1847African moon moths1SpeciesTaxom
Athletes Karsch, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Aurivillius Packard, 19667SpeciesTaxom
Basquiniana Darge, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Bunaea Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 187910SpeciesTaxom
Campimoptilum Karsch, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Cinabra Sonthonnax, 20143SpeciesTaxom
Cirina Walker, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtogone Walker, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Decachorda Aurivillius, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 18498SpeciesTaxom
Gonimbrasia Butler, 186522SpeciesTaxom
Goodia Holland, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Gynanisa Walker, 19276SpeciesTaxom
Heniocha Hübner, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Holocerina Pinhey, 18498SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchirioides Lemaire, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Imbrasia Hübner, 19075SpeciesTaxom
Lobobunaea Packard, 17935SpeciesTaxom
Ludia Wallengren, 19117SpeciesTaxom
Melanocera Sonthonnax, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Micragone Walker, 19098SpeciesTaxom
Nudaurelia Rothschild, 197211SpeciesTaxom
Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Protogynanisa Rougeot, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Pselaphelia Aurivillius, 20023SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaphelia Kirby, 19275SpeciesTaxom
Pseudimbrasia Rougeot, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 200312SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoludia Strand, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Rohaniella Bouvier, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Tagoropsiella Darge, 20004SpeciesTaxom
Tagoropsis Felder, 19118SpeciesTaxom
Ubaena Karsch, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Urota Westwood, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Usta Wallengren, 18853SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
167 Species and 11 Subspecies
Adafroptilum acutum Darge, Nauma..., 2003
Adafroptilum bellum Darge, Nauma..., 2003
Adafroptilum incana Sonthonnax, 1899
Adafroptilum rotundum Darge, 2003
Adafroptilum schmiti Darge, 2005
Adafroptilum singularum Darge, Nauma..., 2003
Adrougeriana nenia Westwood, 1849
Afroptilum parvum Crass, 1947
Antheraea (Antheraea) jana Stoll, 1782
Antistathmoptera daltonae Tams, 1935
Antistathmoptera rectangulata Pinhey, 1968
Argema mimosae Boisduval, 1847African Moon Moth
Athletes gigas Sonthonnax, 1902
Athletes semialba Sonthonnax, 1904
Aurivillius arata Westwood, 1849
Aurivillius aratus Westwood, 1849
Aurivillius curiosus Darge, 2013
Aurivillius oberthueri Bouvier, 1927
Aurivillius oberthuri Bouvier, 1927
Aurivillius orientalis Bouyer, 2007
Aurivillius seydeli Rougeot, 1966
Basquiniana cana Aurivillius, 1893
Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth
Bunaeopsis aurantiaca Rothschild, 1895
Bunaeopsis hersilia Westwood, 1849
Bunaeopsis jacksoni Jordan, 1908
Bunaeopsis jacksoni jacksoni Jordan, 1908
Bunaeopsis murphyi T.Bouyer, 2007
Bunaeopsis oubie Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
Bunaeopsis phidias Weymer, 1909
Bunaeopsis rendalli Rothschild, 1897
Bunaeopsis rendalliana (Gaede, 1927)⇒ Bunaeopsis hersilia Westwood, 1849
Bunaeopsis zaddachii (Dewitz, 1879)⇒ Bunaeopsis zaddachi Dewitz, 1879
Campimoptilum kuntzei Dewitz, 1881
Cinabra hyperbius Westwood, 1881
Cinabra rendalli (Rothschild, 1896)⇒ Cinabra hyperbius Westwood, 1881
Cinabra rubicundosus Darge, 2014
Cirina forda Westwood, 1849Pallid Emperor Moth
Cirina forda forda Westwood, 1849
Cyrtogone nyasae Rougeot, 1962
Decachorda aspersa Bouvier, 1927
Decachorda orientalis Bouvier, 1930
Decachorda pomona Weymer, 1892
Decachorda rosea Aurivillius, 1898
Epiphora acuta Darge, 2012
Epiphora antinorii Oberthür, 1880
Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829African Atlas moth
Epiphora imperator Stoneham, 1933
Epiphora kipengerensis Darge, 2007
Epiphora murphyi Bouyer, 2008
Epiphora mythimnia Westwood, 1849
Epiphora vacuna Westwood, 1849
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) dargei Bouyer, 2008
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) flammeola Darge, 2002
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) macrops Rebel, 1917
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) macrothyris Rothschild, 1906
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) mariae Bouyer, 2007
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) rectilineata Sonthonnax, 1899
Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849Mopane Moth
Gonimbrasia gueinzii Staudinger, 1872
Gonimbrasia hecate Rougeot, 1955
Gonimbrasia herbuloti Darge, 1992
Gonimbrasia lucida Rothschild, 1907
Gonimbrasia murphyi Darge, 1992
Gonimbrasia murphyiana Darge, 2010
Gonimbrasia nyassana Rothschild, 1907
Gonimbrasia perscitus Darge, 1992
Gonimbrasia petiveri Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Gonimbrasia reducta Rebel, 1917
Gonimbrasia rhodina Rothschild, 1907
Gonimbrasia wahlbergii (Boisduval, 1847)⇒ Nudaurelia wahlbergina Rougeot, 1972
Gonimbrasia wahlbergii callophthalma Rougeot, 1979
Gonimbrasia wahlbergii wahlbergii Boisduval, 1847
Gonimbrasia zambesina Walker, 1865
Goodia kuntzei Dewitz, 1881
Gynanisa albescens Sonthonnax, 1904
Gynanisa ata Strand, 1911
Gynanisa basquini Bouyer, 2008
Gynanisa jama Rebel, 1915
Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836Chipumi
Gynanisa nigra (Bouvier, 1927)⇒ Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836
Heniocha apollonia Cramer, 1782
Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872Marbled Emperor
Heniocha marnois (Rogenhofer, 1891)⇒ Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872
Holocerina agomensis Karsch, 1896
Holocerina angulata Aurivillius, 1893
Holocerina angulata angulata Aurivillius, 1893
Holocerina intermedia Rougeot, 1978
Holocerina murphyi Bouyer, 2014
Holocerina rhodesiensis Janse, 1918
Holocerina smilax Westwood, 1849
Holocerina smilax smilax Westwood, 1849
Hyperchirioides agomensis (Karsch, 1893)⇒ Holocerina agomensis Karsch, 1896
Hyperchirioides rhodesiensis Janse, 1918
Hyperchirioides smilax Westwood, 1849
Imbrasia dione (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nudaurelia dione Fabricius, 1793
Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904
Imbrasia macrothyris Rothschild, 1906
Imbrasia rectilineata Sonthonnax, 1899
Imbrasia rhodina (Rothschild, 1907)⇒ Imbrasia wahlbergi Boisduval, 1847
Lobobunaea angasana Westwood, 1849
Lobobunaea phaedusa Drury, 1782
Lobobunaea rosea Sonthonnax, 1901
Lobobunaea rosea werneri Bouyer, 2001
Lobobunaea saturnus Fabricius, 1793
Ludia delegorguei Boisduval, 1847
Ludia dentata (Hampson, 1891)⇒ Ludia orinoptena Karsch, 1893
Ludia limbobrunnea Strand, 1911
Ludia murphyi Bouyer, 2013
Ludia nyassana Strand, 1911
Ludia orinoptena Karsch, 1893
Ludia orinoptena limbobrunnea Strand, 1911
Melanocera sufferti Weymer, 1896
Micragone agathylla Westwood, 1849
Micragone ansorgei W. Rothschild, 1907
Micragone bilineata (Rothschild, 1907)⇒ Micragone ansorgei W. Rothschild, 1907
Micragone cana Aurivillius, 1893
Micragone gaetani Bouyer, 2008
Micragone nubifera Bouvier, 1936
Micragone nyasae Rougeot, 1962
Micragone trefurthi (Strand, 1909)⇒ Micragone ansorgei W. Rothschild, 1907
Nudaurelia dargei Bouyer, 2008
Nudaurelia dione Fabricius, 1793
Nudaurelia flammeola Darge, 2002
Nudaurelia gueinzii Staudinger, 1872
Nudaurelia lucida Rothschild, 1907
Nudaurelia macrops Rebel, 1917
Nudaurelia macrothyris Rothschild, 1906
Nudaurelia mariae Bouyer, 2007
Nudaurelia nyassana Rothschild, 1907
Nudaurelia rhodina Rothschild, 1907
Nudaurelia wahlbergina Rougeot, 1972
Orthogonioptilum adiegetum Karsch, 1893
Orthogonioptilum incana Sonthonnax, 1899
Protogynanisa athletoides Rougeot, 1971
Pselaphelia flavivitta Walker, 1862
Pselaphelia gemmifera (Butler, 1878)⇒ Pselaphelia flavivitta Walker, 1862
Pselaphelia laclosi Darge, 2002
Pseudaphelia ansorgei Rothschild, 1898
Pseudaphelia apollinaris Boisduval, 1847
Pseudaphelia dialitha (Tams, 1930)⇒ Pseudaphelia apollinaris Boisduval, 1847
Pseudaphelia flavomarginata (Gaede, 1915)⇒ Pseudaphelia apollinaris Boisduval, 1847
Pseudaphelia roseibrunnea Gaede, 1927
Pseudimbrasia deyrollei Thomson, 1858
Pseudimbrasia deyrollii Oberthür, 1910
Pseudobunaea alinda Sonthonnax, 1899
Pseudobunaea callista Jordan, 1910
Pseudobunaea citrinarius Gaede, 1927
Pseudobunaea cyrene Weymer, 1909
Pseudobunaea epithyrena Maassen & We..., 1885
Pseudobunaea irius Fabricius, 1793
Pseudobunaea meloui (Riel, 1910)⇒ Pseudobunaea irius Fabricius, 1793
Pseudobunaea natalensis Aurivillius, 1893
Pseudobunaea pallens Sonthonnax, 1901
Pseudobunaea paratyrrhena Bouvier, 1927
Pseudobunaea tyrrhena Westwood, 1849
Pseudobunaea tyrrhena fumida Darge, 2003
Pseudoludia suavis Rothschild, 1907
Rohaniella pygmaea Maassen & We..., 1885Pigmy Emperor
Tagoropsiella ikondae Rougeot, 1973
Tagoropsiella mulanjensis Darge, 2008
Tagoropsiella murphyi Bouyer, 2000
Tagoropsiella nyikensis Bouyer, 2000
Tagoropsis flavinata Walker, 1865
Tagoropsis flavinata septentrionalis Bouyer, 2000
Tagoropsis hanningtoni Butler, 1883
Tagoropsis hanningtonii Butler, 1883
Tagoropsis ikondae (Rougeot, 1973)⇒ Tagoropsiella ikondae Rougeot, 1973
Tagoropsis sabulosa Rothschild, 1907
Tagoropsis septentrionalis Bouyer, 2000
Tagoropsis songeana (Strand, 1911)⇒ Tagoropsis hanningtoni Butler, 1883
Ubaena dolabella Druce, 1886
Ubaena fuelleborniana Karsch, 1900
Urota conjuncta (Bouvier, 1930)⇒ Urota sinope Westwood, 1849
Urota sinope Westwood, 1849
Usta subangulata Bouvier, 1930
Usta terpsichore Maassen & We..., 1885Cavorting Emperor
Usta terpsichore terpsichore Maassen, 1885

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Malawi
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
42
167
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