Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region North Carolina (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 528
4988
11427 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 525
4982
11420 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 498
4855
11099 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 349
4006
9174 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 68
1347
3463 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 67
1346
3462 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 65
1340
3454 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
825
2238 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
725
1813 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
44
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 13
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for North Carolina
13 Genera with 22 Species | Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisota Hübner, 1773 | Oakworms | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callosamia Packard, 1873 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronia Hübner, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dryocampa Harris, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1907 | Imperial Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1773 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingicampa Walsh, 1879 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syssphinx Hübner, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for North Carolina
22 Species | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Anisota peigleri Riotte, 1975 | Peigler's Oakworm Moth | | Anisota senatoria J.E. Smith, 1797 | Orange-striped oak worm | | Anisota stigma Fabricius, 1775 | Spiny oak worm | | Anisota virginiensis Drury, 1773 | Brown anisota | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Callosamia angulifera Walker, 1855 | Angulated silk moth | | Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773 | Promethea moth | | Callosamia securifera Maassen, 1873 | Carolina silk moth | | Citheronia regalis Fabricius, 1793 | Hickory horned devil | | Citheronia sepulcralis Grote & Robi..., 1865 | Pine devil | | Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793 | Green-striped mapleworm | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Eacles oslari (Rothschild, 1907) | ⇒ Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | | Hemileuca lucina H. Edwards, 1887 | New England Buck Moth | | Hemileuca maia Drury, 1773 | Buck moth | | Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 | Apple tree silk moth | | Imbrasia chevalia Stoneham, 1933 | | | Sphingicampa bicolor (Harris, 1841) | ⇒ Syssphinx bicolor Harris, 1841 | | Sphingicampa bisecta (Lintner, 1879) | ⇒ Syssphinx bisecta Lintner, 1879 | | Syssphinx bicolor Harris, 1841 | Honey Locust Moth |
Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in North Carolina
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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