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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Nicaragua (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
424
4260
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
423
4259
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
403
4172
7847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
3357
6494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
718
1400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
46
718
1400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
718
1400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
527
1095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
512
1076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
43
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
19
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nicaragua
19 Genera with 34 Species
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1855Eyed Silkmoths6SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Copiopteryx Duncan & Wes..., 17791SpeciesTaxom
Dysdaemonia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1907Imperial Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Gamelia Hübner, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1971Giant Silkworm Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Othorene Boisduval, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Periphoba Hübner, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Therinia Hübner, 18871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicaragua
34 Species and 2 Subspecies
Adeloneivaia jason Boisduval, 1872
Arsenura arianae Brechlin & M..., 2010
Arsenura armida Cramer, 1779Giant Silk Moth
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris celata Lemaire, 1969
Automeris janus Cramer, 1775
Automeris larra larra
Automeris pallidior Draudt, 1929
Automeris tridens Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Citheronia bellavista Draudt, 1930
Citheronia lobesis Rothschild, 1907
Copaxa curvilinea Schaus, 1912
Copaxa multifenestrata Herrich-Schä..., 1858
Copiopteryx semiramis Cramer, 1779
Dysdaemonia boreas Cramer, 1775
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Eacles magnifica (Walker, 1855)⇒ Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773
Eacles oslari (Rothschild, 1907)⇒ Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773
Gamelia septentrionalis Bouvier, 1936
Hylesia aeneides Druce, 1897
Hylesia continua Walker, 1865
Lonomia rufescens Lemaire, 1971
Othorene bernardoespinozai Brechlin & M..., 2011
Othorene verana (Schaus, 1900)⇒ Othorene bernardoespinozai Brechlin & M..., 2011
Periphoba arcaei Druce, 1886
Rhescyntis hippodamia {Cramer, 1777
Rothschildia erycina mexicana Draudt, 1929
Rothschildia lebeau Guérin-Ménev..., 1868Lebeau's Rothschildia
Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853Orizaba Silkmoth
Rothschildia triloba W. Rothschild, 1907
Sphingicampa quadrilineata Grote & Robi..., 1867
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780
Syssphinx quadrilineata Grote & Robi..., 1867
Therinia transversaria Druce, 1887

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Nicaragua
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyteninae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
2
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