Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 434
4745
11084 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 432
4730
11041 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 411
4621
10826 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 261
3768
9377 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 62
1218
2857 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 62
1217
2856 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 60
1214
2851 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
675
1624 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
618
1486 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
55
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 18
40 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Namibia
18 Genera with 40 Species | Afroptilum Gillies, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argema Wallengren, 1927 | African moon moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Athletes Karsch, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 1918 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Campimoptilum Karsch, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirina Walker, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1913 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1865 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gynanisa Walker, 2008 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Heniocha Hübner, 1891 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 1911 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Paradaemonia Bouvier, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudaphelia Kirby, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rohaniella Bouvier, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Usta Wallengren, 1859 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Vegetia Jordan, 2004 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Namibia
40 Species and 5 Subspecies | Afroptilum sudafricanum Lestage, 1924 | | | Argema mimosae Boisduval, 1847 | African Moon Moth | | Argema occidentalis (Gaede, 1927) | ⇒ Argema mimosae Boisduval, 1847 | | Athletes semialba Sonthonnax, 1904 | | | Bunaeopsis annabellae Lemaire & Ro..., 1975 | | | Bunaeopsis princeps Le Cerf, 1918 | | | Campimoptilum kuntzei Dewitz, 1881 | | | Cirina forda Westwood, 1849 | Pallid Emperor Moth | | Cirina forda forda Westwood, 1849 | | | Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829 | African Atlas moth | | Epiphora bauhiniae vera Janse, 1918 | | | Epiphora damarensis Schultze, 1913 | | | Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | Mopane Moth | | Gonimbrasia cytherea Fabricius, 1775 | | | Gonimbrasia tyrrhea Cramer, 1775 | Willow tree caterpillar | | Gonimbrasia zambesina Walker, 1865 | | | Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836 | Chipumi | | Gynanisa maja macromaja Strand, 1920 | | | Gynanisa nigra (Bouvier, 1927) | ⇒ Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836 | | Gynanisa zimba Darge, 2008 | | | Heniocha apollina (Maassen, 1927) | ⇒ Heniocha apollonia Cramer, 1782 | | Heniocha apollonia Cramer, 1782 | | | Heniocha bioculata (Aurivillius, 1879) | ⇒ Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872 | | Heniocha distincta Bryk, 1939 | | | Heniocha dryops (Maassen, 1872) | ⇒ Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872 | | Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872 | Marbled Emperor | | Heniocha lindti (Grünberg, 1910) | ⇒ Heniocha apollonia Cramer, 1782 | | Heniocha marnois (Rogenhofer, 1891) | ⇒ Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872 | | Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904 | | | Ludia corticea Jordan, 1922 | | | Ludia delegorguei Boisduval, 1847 | | | Ludia vetusta Strand, 1911 | | | Paradaemonia samba samba | | | Pseudaphelia apollinaris Boisduval, 1847 | | | Pseudobunaea irius Fabricius, 1793 | | | Pseudobunaea tyrrhena Westwood, 1849 | | | Rohaniella pygmaea Maassen & We..., 1885 | Pigmy Emperor | | Usta biplaga (Rebel, 1912) | ⇒ Usta wallengrenii C. Felder & ..., 1859 | | Usta terpsichore Maassen & We..., 1885 | Cavorting Emperor | | Usta terpsichore terpsichore Maassen, 1885 | | | Usta wallengreni Felder, 1859 | | | Usta wallengrenii C. Felder & ..., 1859 | | | Vegetia dewitzi Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Vegetia legraini Bouyer, 2004 | |
Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Namibia
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
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