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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
62
804
2817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
62
804
2817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
61
803
2816
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
59
801
2814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
56
798
2811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
55
797
2809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
792
2801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
539
2098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
472
1813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
17
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northwest Pacific
5 Genera with 9 Species
Antheraea Hübner, 1776Tussah moths1SpeciesTaxom
Coloradia Blake, 1863Pinemoths1SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1875Port Arthur Buck Moth4SpeciesTaxom
Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 18722SpeciesTaxom
Saturnia Schrank, 1876Emperor moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwest Pacific
9 Species
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776Giant silkworm moth
Coloradia pandora Blake, 1863Pandora Moth
Hemileuca eglanterina Boisduval, 1852Common sheep moth
Hemileuca hera Harris, 1841Hera Buckmoth
Hemileuca nevadensis Stretch, 1872Nevada buck moth
Hemileuca nuttalli Strecker, 1875Nuttall's Sheepmoth
Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855Ceanothus silk moth
Hyalophora gloveri (Strecker, 1872)⇒ Hyalophora columbia Smith, 1865
Saturnia mendocino Behrens, 1876Maculated flounder

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Northwest Pacific
SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
3
4
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