Checklist of Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
for Maputo Province (Mozambique)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 208
1340
1783 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 208
1340
1783 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 203
1318
1755 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 142
1039
1447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 44
462
655 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 44
462
655 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 44
462
655 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
307
471 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
296
461 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
40
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 14
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Maputo Province
14 Genera with 15 Species | Argema Wallengren, 1847 | African moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirina Walker, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gynanisa Walker, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heniocha Hübner, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperchirioides Lemaire, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micragone Walker, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pselaphelia Aurivillius, 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudimbrasia Rougeot, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rohaniella Bouvier, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Usta Wallengren, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Maputo Province
15 Species | Argema mimosae Boisduval, 1847 | African Moon Moth | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Cirina forda Westwood, 1849 | Pallid Emperor Moth | | Epiphora mythimnia Westwood, 1849 | | | Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | Mopane Moth | | Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836 | Chipumi | | Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872 | Marbled Emperor | | Hyperchirioides smilax Westwood, 1849 | | | Imbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Gonimbrasia cytherea Fabricius, 1775 | | Micragone cana Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Pselaphelia conspersa (Aurivillius, 1893) | ⇒ Pselaphelia flavivitta Walker, 1862 | | Pselaphelia flavivitta Walker, 1862 | | | Pseudimbrasia deyrollei Thomson, 1858 | | | Rohaniella pygmaea Maassen & We..., 1885 | Pigmy Emperor | | Usta terpsichore Maassen & We..., 1885 | Cavorting Emperor |
Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Maputo Province
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