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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Morne Bleu (Tunapuna-Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
43
277
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
43
277
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
43
277
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
37
271
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
25
241
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
25
241
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
25
241
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
168
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
167
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
28
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
13
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Morne Bleu
13 Genera with 19 Species
Adelocephala Duponchel, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1885Eyed Silkmoths5SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Dysdaemonia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1775Imperial Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Pseudautomeris Lemaire, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morne Bleu
19 Species
Adelocephala purpurascens Schaus, 1905
Arsenura beebei Fleming, 1945
Automeris egeus Cramer, 1775
Automeris jucunda Cramer, 1779
Automeris liberia Cramer, 1780
Automeris metzli Sallé, 1853
Automeris midea Maassen & We..., 1885
Citheronia phoronea Cramer, 1779
Copaxa decrescens Walker, 1855
Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780
Dirphia mexicana Bouvier, 1924
Dysdaemonia boreas Cramer, 1775
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Eacles penelope Cramer, 1775
Hylesia approximans Walker, 1855
Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779
Pseudautomeris latus Conte, 1906
Rothschildia aurota Cramer, 1775
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Morne Bleu
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
2
2
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