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Checklist of Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
for Michoacán (South-Central Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
308
2226
3758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
308
2226
3758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
294
2175
3665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
193
1712
2859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
36
615
930
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
36
615
930
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
35
614
930
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
429
640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
408
624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
42
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
20
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Michoacán
20 Genera with 34 Species
Anisota Hübner, 1872Oakworms1SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1855Eyed Silkmoths8SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Coloradia Blake, 1912Pinemoths1SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Dysdaemonia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1907Imperial Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Eupackardia Cockerell, 1853Calleta Silkmoth1SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1897Port Arthur Buck Moth2SpeciesTaxom
Lemaireodirphia Brechlin & M..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Molippa Walker, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Ormiscodes Blanchard, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Paradirphia Michener, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Michoacán
34 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anisota dissimilis Boisduval, 1872
Arsenura armida Cramer, 1779Giant Silk Moth
Arsenura polyodonta Jordan, 1911
Automeris cecrops Boisduval, 1875Cecrops eyed Silkmoth
Automeris eogena R. Felder & ..., 1874
Automeris excreta Draudt, 1929
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Automeris melmon Dyar, 1912
Automeris metzli Sallé, 1853
Automeris tridens Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Citheronia beledonon Dyar, 1912
Citheronia splendens Druce, 1886Splendid Royal Moth
Coloradia euphrosyne Dyar, 1912
Copaxa lavendera Westwood, 1854
Copaxa multifenestrata Herrich-Schä..., 1858
Dysdaemonia boreas Cramer, 1775
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Eacles oslari (Rothschild, 1907)⇒ Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773
Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
Eupackardia calleta Westwood, 1853Calleta Silkmoth
Hemileuca dyari Draudt, 1930
Hemileuca lares Druce, 1897
Lemaireodirphia lasiocampina C. Felder & ..., 1874
Leucanella fusca Walker, 1855
Leucanella leucane Geyer, 1837
Leucanella muelleri Draudt, 1929
Molippa rosea Druce, 1886
Ormiscodes fumosa (Felder, 1874)⇒ Paradirphia fumosa Felder, 1874
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777
Rothschildia cincta (Tepper, 1883)⇒ Rothschildia jorulla Westwood, 1853
Rothschildia lebeau Guérin-Ménev..., 1868Lebeau's Rothschildia
Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853Orizaba Silkmoth
Sphingicampa albolineata Grote & Robi..., 1866
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Michoacán
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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