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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region North Mexico (Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
534
6951
16163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
532
6948
16161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
507
6846
15892
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
325
5532
13121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
1815
3762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1814
3761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
66
1812
3760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
1239
2709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
1154
2508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
88
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
33
99
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Mexico
33 Genera with 99 Species
#ACDEHLMOPRS
Adelocephala Duponchel, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Agapema Neumoegen & ..., 19082SpeciesTaxom
Anisota Hübner, 1981Oakworms5SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1776Tussah moths2SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1882Eyed Silkmoths11SpeciesTaxom
Caio Travassos & ..., 18901SpeciesTaxom
Calosaturnia Smith, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Cerodirphia Michener, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cicia Oiticica, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Coloradia Blake, 1978Pinemoths5SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 18958SpeciesTaxom
Copiopteryx Duncan & Wes..., 17791SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Dysdaemonia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1907Imperial Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Eupackardia Cockerell, 1853Calleta Silkmoth1SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1872Port Arthur Buck Moth8SpeciesTaxom
Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 18556SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 20025SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1886Giant Silkworm Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Molippa Walker, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Othorene Boisduval, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Paradirphia Michener, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Periphoba Hübner, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Saturnia Schrank, 1958Emperor moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 187210SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 04SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Mexico
99 Species and 2 Subspecies
Adeloneivaia isara Dognin, 1905
Adeloneivaia jason Boisduval, 1872
Agapema galbina Clemens, 1860Greasewood Moth
Agapema homogena Dyar, 1908Rocky Mountain agapema
Anisota assimilis Druce, 1886
Anisota dissimilis Boisduval, 1872
Anisota leucostygma Boisduval, 1872
Anisota oslari W. Rothschild, 1907Oslar's Oakworm Moth
Anisota punctata Riotte & Pei..., 1981
Antheraea (Telea) montezuma Sallé, 1856
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776Giant silkworm moth
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris cecrops Boisduval, 1875Cecrops eyed Silkmoth
Automeris colenon Dyar, 1912
Automeris excreta Draudt, 1929
Automeris hamata Schaus, 1906
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Automeris larra larra
Automeris metzli Sallé, 1853
Automeris randa Druce, 1894Randa's Eyed Silkmoth
Automeris tridens Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Automeris zephyria Grote, 1882Zephyr Eyed Silkmoth
Caio richardsoni Druce, 1890
Calosaturnia albofasciata J.W. Johnson, 1938
Cerodirphia avenata Max Wilhelm ..., 1930
Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001
Citheronia beledonon Dyar, 1912
Citheronia mexicana Grote & Robi..., 1866
Citheronia splendens Druce, 1886Splendid Royal Moth
Coloradia hoffmanni Beutelspacher, 1978
Coloradia luski Barnes & Ben..., 1926Lusk's Pinemoth
Coloradia pandora Blake, 1863Pandora Moth
Coloradia prchali Lemaire & M...., 1992
Coloradia vazquezae Beutelspacher, 1978
Copaxa cydippe Druce, 1894
Copaxa denda Druce, 1894
Copaxa lavendera Westwood, 1854
Copaxa mannana Dyar, 1914
Copaxa muellerana Dyar, 1920
Copaxa multifenestrata Herrich-Schä..., 1858
Copaxa rufinans Schaus, 1906
Copaxa syntheratoides Rothschild, 1895
Copiopteryx semiramis Cramer, 1779
Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780
Dysdaemonia boreas Cramer, 1775
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Eacles ormondei Schaus, 1889
Eacles oslari (Rothschild, 1907)⇒ Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773
Eupackardia calleta Westwood, 1853Calleta Silkmoth
Hemileuca electra Wright, 1884Electra buckmoth
Hemileuca hualapai Neumoegen, 1883Hualapai Buckmoth
Hemileuca juno Packard, 1872Juno Buck Moth
Hemileuca lares Druce, 1897
Hemileuca lex Druce, 1897
Hemileuca oliviae Cockerell, 1898Range caterpillar
Hemileuca sororius H.Edwards., 1881
Hemileuca tricolor Packard, 1872Tricolor Buck Moth
Hyalophora californica (Boisduval, 1855)⇒ Hylesia annulata Schaus, 1911
Hyalophora ceanothi (Boisduval, 1855)⇒ Hylesia annulata Schaus, 1911
Hyalophora columbia Smith, 1865Columbia silk moth
Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855Ceanothus silk moth
Hyalophora kasloensis (Cockerell, 1914)⇒ Hylesia annulata Schaus, 1911
Hyalophora parvimacula (Boisduval, 1855)⇒ Hylesia annulata Schaus, 1911
Hylesia annulata Schaus, 1911
Hylesia colimatifex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia continua Walker, 1865
Hylesia frigida Schaus, 1911
Hylesia peigleri Lemaire, 2002
Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779
Leucanella fusca Walker, 1855
Leucanella muelleri Draudt, 1929
Leucanella viridescens Walker, 1855
Lonomia electra (Druce, 1886)⇒ Lonomia mexilectra Brechlin & M..., 2011
Molippa nibasa Maassen & We..., 1885
Molippa simillima Jones, 1907
Othorene verana (Schaus, 1900)⇒ Othorene bernardoespinozai Brechlin & M..., 2011
Paradirphia semirosea Walker, 1855
Paradirphia winifredae Lemaire & K...., 1990
Periphoba arcaei Druce, 1886
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777
Rothschildia cincta (Tepper, 1883)⇒ Rothschildia jorulla Westwood, 1853
Rothschildia erycina Shaw, 1796
Rothschildia lebeau Guérin-Ménev..., 1868Lebeau's Rothschildia
Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853Orizaba Silkmoth
Saturnia walterorum Hogue & Johnson, 1958Walter's Saturnia Moth
Sphingicampa albolineata Grote & Robi..., 1866
Sphingicampa bicolor (Harris, 1841)⇒ Syssphinx bicolor Harris, 1841
Sphingicampa bisecta (Lintner, 1879)⇒ Syssphinx bisecta Lintner, 1879
Sphingicampa blanchardi (Ferguson, 1971)⇒ Syssphinx blanchardi Ferguson, 1971
Sphingicampa colla Dyar, 1907
Sphingicampa heiligbrodti (Harvey, 1877)⇒ Syssphinx heiligbrodti Harvey, 1877
Sphingicampa hubbardi (Dyar, 1902)⇒ Syssphinx hubbardi Dyar, 1903
Sphingicampa montana (Packard, 1905)⇒ Usta alba Terral & Leq..., 1991
Sphingicampa quadrilineata Grote & Robi..., 1867
Sphingicampa raspa (Boisduval, 1872)⇒ Syssphinx raspa Boisduval, 1872
Syssphinx delmaiziana
Syssphinx digueti Bouvier, 1929
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780
Syssphinx tamaulipasiana

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in North Mexico
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
5
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
12
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
8
25
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