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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Maripasoula (Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
88
648
1057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
88
648
1057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
87
647
1056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
65
573
960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
22
303
587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
22
303
587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
22
303
587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
293
576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
292
575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
14
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
11
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maripasoula
11 Genera with 15 Species
Arsenura Duncan, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Automerina Michener, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1875Eyed Silkmoths4SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Gamelia Hübner, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1971Giant Silkworm Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Molippa Walker, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Periga Walker, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloscola Michener, 19071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maripasoula
15 Species
Arsenura sylla Cramer, 1779
Automerina caudatula Felder, 1874
Automeris amoena Boisduval, 1875
Automeris annulata Schaus, 1906
Automeris curvilinea Schaus, 1906
Automeris orestes Boisduval, 1875
Citheronia hamifera Rothschild, 1907
Gamelia abasia Stoll, 1781
Hylesia annulata Schaus, 1911
Hylesia indurata Dyar, 1910
Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779
Lonomia descimoni Lemaire, 1971
Molippa placida Schaus, 1921
Periga squamosa Lemaire, 1971
Ptiloscola affinis Rothschild, 1907

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Maripasoula
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
8
12
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