Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 527
5392
17066 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 524
5387
17059 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 498
5315
16945 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 331
4274
14282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 64
1031
3185 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 63
1026
3155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 60
1009
3085 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
601
1577 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
516
1310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
20
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 12
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for New Zealand
12 Genera with 13 Species | Actias Leach, 1807 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afroptilum Gillies, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1855 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caligula Moore, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1881 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1843 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Titaea Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for New Zealand
13 Species and 1 Subspecies | Actias selene Hübner, 1807 | Indian Luna Moth | | Afroptilum sudafricanum Lestage, 1924 | | | Antheraea (Antheraea) pernyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1855 | Chinese oak silk moth | | Caligula simla Westwood, 1847 | | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Hemileuca neumoegeni H. Edwards, 1881 | Neumoegen's Buckmoth | | Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 | Apple tree silk moth | | Imbrasia chevalia Stoneham, 1933 | | | Ludia obscura aora | | | Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864 | Emperor Gum Moth | | Opodiphthera helena White, 1843 | Helena Emperor Moth | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Titaea orsinome Hübner, 1823 | |
Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in New Zealand
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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