Checklist of Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
for Northern Territory (Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 415
4034
8898 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 413
4027
8894 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 399
3958
8764 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 264
3036
7110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 62
1087
1828 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 62
1087
1828 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 62
1087
1828 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
596
1053 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
528
949 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
26
53 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 7
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Northern Territory
7 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Northern Territory
11 Species | Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlas Moth | | Attacus wardi W. Rothschild, 1910 | Atlas Moth | | Austrocaligula carnea Sonthonnax, 1899 | | | Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876 | Hercules Moth | | Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849 | | | Opodiphthera carnea (Sonthonnax, 1899) | ⇒ Opodiphthera loranthi Lucas, 1891 | | Opodiphthera engaea Turner, 1922 | Saturniid Moth | | Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864 | Emperor Gum Moth | | Opodiphthera loranthi Lucas, 1891 | Mistletoe Emperor Moth | | Syntherata janetta White, 1843 | | | Syntherata melvilla (Westwood, 1853) | ⇒ Syntherata janetta White, 1843 |
Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Northern Territory
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