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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Mexico State (South-Central Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
229
1730
2162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
229
1730
2162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
223
1711
2138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
1464
1737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
37
598
797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
37
598
797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
598
797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
413
587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
405
579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
51
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
20
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mexico State
20 Genera with 32 Species
Agapema Neumoegen & ..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths5SpeciesTaxom
Cicia Oiticica, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Coloradia Blake, 1912Pinemoths1SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Dysdaemonia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Euleucophaeus Walker, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Eupackardia Cockerell, 1853Calleta Silkmoth1SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1874Port Arthur Buck Moth3SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19115SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Ormiscodes Blanchard, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Othorene Boisduval, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Paradirphia Michener, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17802SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mexico State
32 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agapema homogena Dyar, 1908Rocky Mountain agapema
Arsenura armida Cramer, 1779Giant Silk Moth
Automeris cecrops Boisduval, 1875Cecrops eyed Silkmoth
Automeris celata Lemaire, 1969
Automeris colenon Dyar, 1912
Automeris tridens Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Automeris zugana Druce, 1886
Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001
Citheronia beledonon Dyar, 1912
Coloradia euphrosyne Dyar, 1912
Copaxa lavendera Westwood, 1854
Copaxa multifenestrata Herrich-Schä..., 1858
Dysdaemonia boreas Cramer, 1775
Eupackardia calleta Westwood, 1853Calleta Silkmoth
Hemileuca lares Druce, 1897
Hemileuca numa Druce, 1887
Hemileuca rubridorsa R. Felder, 1874
Hylesia continua Walker, 1865
Hylesia dalina Schaus, 1911
Hylesia iola Dyar, 1913
Hylesia omeva Dyar, 1916
Hylesia umbrata Schaus, 1911
Leucanella leucane Geyer, 1837
Leucanella muelleri Draudt, 1929
Ormiscodes fumosa (Felder, 1874)⇒ Paradirphia fumosa Felder, 1874
Othorene intermedia Rothschild, 1907
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777
Rothschildia forbesi Félix Édouar..., 1868Forbes Giant Silkmoth
Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853Orizaba Silkmoth
Sphingicampa colla Dyar, 1907
Syssphinx malinalcoensis Lemaire, 1975
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Mexico State
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
8
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
4
6
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