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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Melrose (Cherokee County, Kansas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
54
137
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
54
137
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
52
134
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
47
128
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
19
72
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
19
72
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
19
72
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
57
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
55
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melrose (Cherokee County Kansas)
2 Genera with 2 Species
Antheraea Hübner, 1776Tussah moths1SpeciesTaxom
Dryocampa Harris, 17931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melrose (Cherokee County Kansas)
2 Species
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776Giant silkworm moth
Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793Green-striped mapleworm

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Melrose (Cherokee County Kansas)
SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
1
1
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