Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
1133
4496 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1029
4268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
86
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 28
88 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
28 Genera with 88 Species #ABCDEGHILMNOPRU
Antheraea Hübner, 1819 | Tussah moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Athletes Karsch, 1904 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aurivillius Packard, 1907 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 1916 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Carnegia Holland, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cinabra Sonthonnax, 1930 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cirina Walker, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Decachorda Aurivillius, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dogoia Bouyer, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1849 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Eudaemonia Hübner, 1781 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Gamelia Hübner, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1845 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Goodia Holland, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gynanisa Walker, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holocerina Pinhey, 1849 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1953 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Lobobunaea Packard, 1782 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 1922 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Micragone Walker, 1936 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nudaurelia Rothschild, 1878 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 1899 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudantheraea Weymer, 1962 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudimbrasia Rougeot, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 1893 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rohaniella Bouvier, 1899 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Usta Wallengren, 1885 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nigeria
88 Species and 11 Subspecies | Athletes nyansae Rebel, 1904 | | | Athletes nyansae nyansae Rebel, 1904 | | | Aurivillius arata Westwood, 1849 | | | Aurivillius aratus Westwood, 1849 | | | Aurivillius jolyanorum Bouyer, 1999 | | | Aurivillius triramis Rothschild, 1907 | | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Bunaeopsis hersilia Westwood, 1849 | | | Bunaeopsis licharbas Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Bunaeopsis nigericola (Strand, 1916) | ⇒ Bunaeopsis hersilia Westwood, 1849 | | Carnegia mirabilis Aurivillius, 1895 | | | Cinabra clementi Darge, 1975 | | | Cinabra kitalei (Bouvier, 1930) | ⇒ Cinabra hyperbius Westwood, 1881 | | Cirina forda Westwood, 1849 | Pallid Emperor Moth | | Cirina forda forda Westwood, 1849 | | | Decachorda fletcheri Rougeot, 1970 | | | Dogoia hierax Jordan, 1922 | | | Epiphora albidus Druce, 1886 | | | Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829 | African Atlas moth | | Epiphora boolana Strand, 1909 | | | Epiphora getula Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Epiphora perspicuus Butler, 1878 | | | Epiphora ploetzi Weymer, 1880 | | | Epiphora rectifascia Rothschild, 1907 | | | Epiphora rectifascia ileshana Rougeot, 1955 | | | Epiphora schultzei Aurivillius, 1905 | | | Epiphora vacuna Westwood, 1849 | | | Eudaemonia argus Fabricius, 1777 | | | Eudaemonia brachyura (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | | Eudaemonia minor (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | | Eudaemonia trogophylla Hampson, 1919 | | | Eudaemonia uniocellata (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | | Eudaemonia uroarge (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | | Gamelia septentrionalis Bouvier, 1936 | | | Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) alopia Westwood, 1849 | | | Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) eblis Strecker, 1876 | | | Gonimbrasia eblis eblis Strecker, 1876 | | | Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | Mopane Moth | | Gonimbrasia hecate Rougeot, 1955 | | | Gonimbrasia melanops Bouvier, 1930 | | | Gonimbrasia osiris Druce, 1896 | | | Gonimbrasia petiveri Guérin-Ménev..., 1845 | | | Goodia hierax Jordan, 1922 | | | Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836 | Chipumi | | Holocerina angulata Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Holocerina angulata angulata Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Holocerina smilax Westwood, 1849 | | | Holocerina smilax smilax Westwood, 1849 | | | Imbrasia convexa (Butler, 1878) | ⇒ Imbrasia obscura Butler, 1878 | | Imbrasia crameri (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Imbrasia epimethea Drury, 1822 | | Imbrasia diomede (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Imbrasia epimethea Drury, 1822 | | Imbrasia dione (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Nudaurelia dione Fabricius, 1793 | | Imbrasia eblis Strecker, 1878 | | | Imbrasia epimethea Drury, 1822 | | | Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904 | | | Imbrasia hebe (Butler, 1878) | ⇒ Imbrasia obscura Butler, 1878 | | Imbrasia nadari (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Imbrasia epimethea Drury, 1822 | | Imbrasia obscura Butler, 1878 | | | Imbrasia paradoxa (Dufrane, 1953) | ⇒ Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904 | | Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849 | | | Lobobunaea alberici (Westwood, 1849) | ⇒ Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849 | | Lobobunaea christyi Sharpe, 1899 | | | Lobobunaea leopoldi (Bouvier, 1930) | ⇒ Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849 | | Lobobunaea phaedusa Drury, 1782 | | | Ludia apora Jordan, 1922 | | | Ludia festiva Jordan, 1922 | | | Ludia hansali Felder, 1874 | | | Ludia hansalii Felder C. & ..., 1874 | | | Ludia intermedia Jordan, 1922 | | | Ludia obscura Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Ludia obscura apora Jordan, 1922 | | | Ludia obscura intermedia Jordan, 1922 | | | Micragone agathylla Westwood, 1849 | | | Micragone nubifera Bouvier, 1936 | | | Nudaurelia alopia Westwood, 1849 | | | Nudaurelia anthina Karsch, 1892 | | | Nudaurelia dione Fabricius, 1793 | | | Nudaurelia eblis Strecker, 1878 | | | Orthogonioptilum adiegetum Karsch, 1893 | | | Orthogonioptilum adiegetum adiegetum Karsch, 1893 | | | Orthogonioptilum kahli Holland, 1921 | | | Orthogonioptilum monochromum Karsch, 1893 | | | Orthogonioptilum neoprox Darge, 1992 | | | Orthogonioptilum prox Karsch, 1893 | | | Orthogonioptilum tristis Sonthonnax, 1899 | | | Pseudantheraea arnobia (Westwood, 1881) | ⇒ Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878 | | Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878 | | | Pseudantheraea imperator Rougeot, 1962 | | | Pseudimbrasia deyrollei Thomson, 1858 | | | Pseudimbrasia deyrollii Oberthür, 1910 | | | Pseudobunaea alinda Sonthonnax, 1899 | | | Pseudobunaea irius Fabricius, 1793 | | | Pseudobunaea natalensis Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Rohaniella jebbae Sharpe, 1899 | | | Rohaniella pygmaea Maassen & We..., 1885 | Pigmy Emperor | | Rohaniella pygmaea jebbae Sharpe, 1899 | | | Usta subangulata Bouvier, 1930 | | | Usta terpsichore Maassen & We..., 1885 | Cavorting Emperor | | Usta terpsichore terpsichore Maassen, 1885 | |
Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Nigeria
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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