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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Maranhão (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
158
810
1285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
158
810
1285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
150
800
1274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
90
528
853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
20
111
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
111
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
19
110
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
90
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
89
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
28
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
19
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maranhão
19 Genera with 28 Species
Arsenura Duncan, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Automerina Michener, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1927Eyed Silkmoths5SpeciesTaxom
Catacantha Bouvier, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cicia Oiticica, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Citheronula Michener, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Copiopteryx Duncan & Wes..., 17791SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Eubergia Bouvier, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Neorcarnegia Draudt, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Paradaemonia Bouvier, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Periga Walker, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Periphoba Hübner, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Pseudautomeris Lemaire, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloscola Michener, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 19071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maranhão
28 Species and 1 Subspecies
Arsenura beebei Fleming, 1945
Arsenura sylla Cramer, 1779
Automerina auletes (Herrich-Schä..., 1853)⇒ Automerina yungasletes Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automerina cypria (Gmelin, 1788)⇒ Automerina tatianae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris egeus Cramer, 1775
Automeris illustris Walker, 1855
Automeris larra larra
Automeris midea Maassen & We..., 1885
Automeris rectilinea Bouvier, 1927
Catacantha latifasciata Bouvier, 1930
Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001
Cicia pelota Schaus, 1905
Citheronia aroa Schaus, 1896
Citheronia hamifera Rothschild, 1907
Citheronula armata Rothschild, 1907
Copiopteryx semiramis Cramer, 1779
Dirphia obliqua Bouvier, 1924
Eubergia caisa Berg, 1883
Hyperchiria incisa Walker, 1855
Neorcarnegia basirei Schaus, 1892
Oxytenis modestia Cramer, 1780Tropical American Silkworm Moth
Paradaemonia nycteris Jordan, 1922
Paradaemonia platydesmia W. Rothschild, 1907
Periphoba galmeidai Mielke & Fur..., 2006
Pseudautomeris latus Conte, 1906
Pseudautomeris salmonea Cramer, 1777
Ptiloscola cinerea Schaus, 1900
Rhescyntis hermes Rothschild, 1907

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Maranhão
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
9
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyteninae
1
1
Genus
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