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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Northeast Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
447
3154
5763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
447
3154
5763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
409
3043
5576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
228
2127
4038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
43
517
855
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
40
514
852
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
512
852
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
385
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
378
684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
56
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
32
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northeast Brazil
32 Genera with 57 Species
#ACDEGHILNOPRS
Adelocephala Duponchel, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 17794SpeciesTaxom
Automerella Michener, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Automerina Michener, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1855Eyed Silkmoths9SpeciesTaxom
Catacantha Bouvier, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Cicia Oiticica, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 17793SpeciesTaxom
Citheronula Michener, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Copiopteryx Duncan & Wes..., 19052SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Dysdaemonia Hübner, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1775Imperial Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Eubergia Bouvier, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Gamelia Hübner, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Imbrasia Hübner, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Neorcarnegia Draudt, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Paradaemonia Bouvier, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Periga Walker, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Periphoba Hübner, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Procitheronia Michener, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Pseudautomeris Lemaire, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloscola Michener, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Scolesa Michener, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast Brazil
57 Species and 1 Subspecies
Adeloneivaia bahiana Brechlin & M..., 2011
Arsenura armida Cramer, 1779Giant Silk Moth
Arsenura beebei Fleming, 1945
Arsenura meander Walker, 1855
Arsenura sylla Cramer, 1779
Automerella aurora Maassen & We..., 1885
Automerina auletes (Herrich-Schä..., 1853)⇒ Automerina yungasletes Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automerina cypria (Gmelin, 1788)⇒ Automerina tatianae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris bilinea Walker, 1855
Automeris egeus Cramer, 1775
Automeris goiasensis Lemaire, 1977
Automeris granulosus Conte, 1906
Automeris illustris Walker, 1855
Automeris larra larra
Automeris midea Maassen & We..., 1885
Automeris rectilinea Bouvier, 1927
Automeris tridens Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Catacantha bahiginea Brechlin & M..., 2012
Catacantha latifasciata Bouvier, 1930
Cicia crocata Boisduval, 1872
Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001
Cicia pelota Schaus, 1905
Citheronia aroa Schaus, 1896
Citheronia hamifera Rothschild, 1907
Citheronia phoronea Cramer, 1779
Citheronula armata Rothschild, 1907
Copiopteryx semiramis Cramer, 1779
Copiopteryx sonthonnaxi André, 1905
Dirphia obliqua Bouvier, 1924
Dirphia rubricauda Bouvier, 1929
Dysdaemonia concisa Becker & Cam..., 2001
Eacles fairchildi May & Oiticica, 1941
Eacles penelope Cramer, 1775
Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
Eubergia caisa Berg, 1883
Gamelia abahiana Brechlin & M..., 2012
Gamelia anableps R. Felder & ..., 1874
Hyperchiria incisa Walker, 1855
Imbrasia chevalia Stoneham, 1933
Leucanella memusae Walker, 1855
Neorcarnegia basirei Schaus, 1892
Oxytenis modestia Cramer, 1780Tropical American Silkworm Moth
Paradaemonia mayi Jordan, 1922
Paradaemonia nycteris Jordan, 1922
Paradaemonia platydesmia W. Rothschild, 1907
Periga spatulata Lemaire, 1973
Periphoba galmeidai Mielke & Fur..., 2006
Procitheronia principalis Walker, 1855
Pseudautomeris latus Conte, 1906
Pseudautomeris salmonea Cramer, 1777
Ptiloscola cinerea Schaus, 1900
Rhescyntis hermes Rothschild, 1907
Rothschildia jacobaeae Walker, 1855
Rothschildia prionia Rothschild, 1907
Rothschildia speculifer Walker, 1855
Scolesa nebulosa Lemaire, 1971
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Northeast Brazil
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
12
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyteninae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
3
5
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