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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Massif du Mitaraka (French Guiana)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
138
1479
2450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
138
1479
2450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
126
1429
2385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
90
1264
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
37
631
1224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
37
631
1224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
631
1224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
544
1078
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
535
1066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
65
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
34
99
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Massif du Mitaraka
34 Genera with 99 Species
#ACDEGHLMOPRST
Adelocephala Duponchel, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 19825SpeciesTaxom
Adelowalkeria Travassos, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrota Hübner, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Automerina Michener, 17883SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 2002Eyed Silkmoths16SpeciesTaxom
Cerodirphia Michener, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Cicia Oiticica, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Citioica Travassos & ..., 20111SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Copiopteryx Duncan & Wes..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 17757SpeciesTaxom
Dysdaemonia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1775Imperial Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Gamelia Hübner, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 198817SpeciesTaxom
Hylesiopsis Bouvier, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1971Giant Silkworm Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Molippa Walker, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 17803SpeciesTaxom
Paradaemonia Bouvier, 20125SpeciesTaxom
Periga Walker, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Pseudautomeris Lemaire, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Psilopygoides Michener, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloscola Michener, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Schausiella Bouvier, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Titaea Hübner, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Massif du Mitaraka
99 Species
Adelocephala hodeva Druce, 1904
Adelocephala purpurascens Schaus, 1905
Adeloneivaia boisduvalii Doumet, 1859
Adeloneivaia catoxantha Rothschild, 1907
Adeloneivaia cayennsis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Adeloneivaia kawiana Brechlin & M..., 2011
Adeloneivaia pallida Lemaire, 1982
Adelowalkeria plateada (Schaus, 1905)⇒ Adelowalkeria witti Brechlin & M..., 2011
Ancistrota plagia Hübner, 1819
Arsenura albopicta Jordan, 1922
Arsenura armida Cramer, 1779Giant Silk Moth
Arsenura batesii R. Felder & ..., 1874
Arsenura thomsoni Schaus, 1906
Automerina auletes (Herrich-Schä..., 1853)⇒ Automerina yungasletes Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automerina caudatula Felder, 1874
Automerina cypria (Gmelin, 1788)⇒ Automerina tatianae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris annulata Schaus, 1906
Automeris arminia Stoll, 1781
Automeris cinctistriga R. Felder & ..., 1874
Automeris curvilinea Schaus, 1906
Automeris egeus Cramer, 1775
Automeris fletcheri Lemaire, 1966
Automeris godarti Boisduval, 1875
Automeris innoxia Schaus, 1906
Automeris janus Cramer, 1775
Automeris liberia Cramer, 1780
Automeris midea Maassen & We..., 1885
Automeris moresca Schaus, 1906
Automeris orestes Boisduval, 1875
Automeris themis Dognin, 1919
Automeris watsoni Lemaire, 1966
Automeris wayampi Lemaire & Be..., 2002
Cerodirphia apunctata Dias & Lemaire, 1991
Cerodirphia speciosa Cramer, 1777
Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001
Cicia pelota Schaus, 1905
Citheronia hamifera Rothschild, 1907
Citheronia phoronea Cramer, 1779
Citioica guayensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Copaxa marona Schaus, 1906
Copiopteryx jehovah Strecker, 1874
Dirphia acidalia Hübner, 1819
Dirphia aculea Vuillot, 1892
Dirphia augur Bouvier, 1929
Dirphia hircia Cramer, 1775
Dirphia lemoulti Bouvier, 1930
Dirphia panamensis Schaus, 1921
Dirphia tarquinia Cramer, 1775
Dysdaemonia boreas Cramer, 1775
Eacles acuta Schaus, 1905
Eacles adoxa Jordan, 1910
Eacles barnesi Schaus, 1905
Eacles guianensis Schaus, 1905
Eacles penelope Cramer, 1775
Gamelia abas Cramer, 1775
Gamelia abasia Stoll, 1781
Gamelia berliozi Lemaire, 1967
Hylesia annulata Schaus, 1911
Hylesia canitia Cramer, 1780
Hylesia cottica Schaus, 1932
Hylesia ebalus Cramer, 1775
Hylesia frederici Lemaire, 1993
Hylesia humilis Dognin, 1923
Hylesia indurata Dyar, 1910
Hylesia melanostigma Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Hylesia moronensis Lemaire, 1976
Hylesia nanus Walker, 1855
Hylesia pallidex Dognin, 1923
Hylesia pauper Dyar, 1913
Hylesia praeda Dognin, 1901
Hylesia rex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia teratex Draudt, 1929
Hylesia umbrata Schaus, 1911
Hylesia vassali Lemaire, 1988
Hylesiopsis festiva Bouvier, 1929
Hyperchiria aniris Jordan, 1910
Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779
Leucanella maasseni Moeschler, 1872
Lonomia camox Lemaire, 1971
Molippa placida Schaus, 1921
Molippa simillima Jones, 1907
Oxytenis erosa Jordan, 1924
Oxytenis modestia Cramer, 1780Tropical American Silkworm Moth
Oxytenis zerbina Cramer, 1780
Paradaemonia gravis Jordan, 1922
Paradaemonia platydesmia W. Rothschild, 1907
Paradaemonia samba Schaus, 1902
Paradaemonia terrena Jordan, 1922
Paradaemonia vanschaycki Brechlin & M..., 2012
Periga cynira Cramer, 1777
Pseudautomeris salmonea Cramer, 1777
Pseudautomeris toulgoeti Lemaire, 2002
Pseudodirphia eumedide Stoll, 1782
Psilopygoides oda Schaus, 1905
Ptiloscola affinis Rothschild, 1907
Rhescyntis hermes Rothschild, 1907
Schausiella polybia Stoll, 1781
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780
Titaea lemoulti Schaus, 1905

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Massif du Mitaraka
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
6
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
15
60
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyteninae
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
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