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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
375
3556
7025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
373
3553
7024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
356
3491
6879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
2842
5774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
941
1838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
941
1838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
940
1837
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
665
1349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
643
1320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
66
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
28
77
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oaxaca
28 Genera with 77 Species
#ACDEHLMOPRST
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Anisota Hübner, 1988Oakworms1SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1776Tussah moths2SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths21SpeciesTaxom
Caio Travassos & ..., 18901SpeciesTaxom
Cerodirphia Michener, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Coloradia Blake, 2010Pinemoths2SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 19068SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dysdaemonia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1896Imperial Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Eupackardia Cockerell, 1853Calleta Silkmoth1SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 2011Giant Silkworm Moth2SpeciesTaxom
Molippa Walker, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Ormiscodes Blanchard, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Paradirphia Michener, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Periphoba Hübner, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 18674SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17803SpeciesTaxom
Titaea Hübner, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oaxaca
77 Species and 1 Subspecies
Adeloneivaia irrorata Schaus, 1900
Adeloneivaia isara Dognin, 1905
Adeloneivaia jason Boisduval, 1872
Anisota kendallorum Lemaire, 1988
Antheraea (Telea) godmani Druce, 1892
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776Giant silkworm moth
Arsenura armida Cramer, 1779Giant Silk Moth
Arsenura championi Druce, 1886
Arsenura polyodonta Jordan, 1911
Automeris belti Druce, 1886
Automeris cecrops Boisduval, 1875Cecrops eyed Silkmoth
Automeris colenon Dyar, 1912
Automeris eogena R. Felder & ..., 1874
Automeris excreta Draudt, 1929
Automeris hamata Schaus, 1906
Automeris hebe Walker, 1865
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Automeris iris Walker, 1865Iris eyed Silkmoth
Automeris lauta F. Johnson &..., 1948
Automeris macphaili Schaus, 1921
Automeris maeonia Druce, 1897
Automeris melmon Dyar, 1912
Automeris metzli Sallé, 1853
Automeris montezuma Boisduval, 1875
Automeris pallidior Draudt, 1929
Automeris pelaezi Beutelspache..., 1988
Automeris stacieae Lemaire & Wolfe, 1993
Automeris tridens Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Automeris wernermeisteri Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris zozine Druce, 1886
Caio richardsoni Druce, 1890
Cerodirphia avenata Max Wilhelm ..., 1930
Cerodirphia wellingi Lemaire, 1973
Citheronia azteca Schaus, 1896
Citheronia mexicana Grote & Robi..., 1866
Citheronia splendens Druce, 1886Splendid Royal Moth
Coloradia miahuatlanensis
Coloradia oaxacensis Brechlin & M..., 2010
Copaxa copaxoides Dyar, 1912
Copaxa cydippe Druce, 1894
Copaxa denda Druce, 1894
Copaxa lavendera Westwood, 1854
Copaxa mazaorum Lemaire, 1982
Copaxa multifenestrata Herrich-Schä..., 1858
Copaxa pascoandensis Brechlin & M..., 2010
Copaxa rufinans Schaus, 1906
Dirphia hircia Cramer, 1775
Dysdaemonia boreas Cramer, 1775
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Eacles masoni Schaus, 1896
Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
Eupackardia calleta Westwood, 1853Calleta Silkmoth
Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779
Leucanella acutissima Walker, 1865
Leucanella fusca Walker, 1855
Lonomia electra (Druce, 1886)⇒ Lonomia mexilectra Brechlin & M..., 2011
Lonomia mexilectra Brechlin & M..., 2011
Molippa nibasa Maassen & We..., 1885
Molippa rosea Druce, 1886
Ormiscodes fumosa (Felder, 1874)⇒ Paradirphia fumosa Felder, 1874
Ormiscodes hoegei Druce, 1886
Paradirphia semirosea Walker, 1855
Paradirphia valverdei Lemaire & K...., 1990
Periphoba arcaei Druce, 1886
Pseudodirphia mexicana Bouvier, 1924
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777
Rothschildia cincta (Tepper, 1883)⇒ Rothschildia jorulla Westwood, 1853
Rothschildia lichtenba (Dyar, 1912)⇒ Rothschildia maurus Burmeister, 1880
Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853Orizaba Silkmoth
Sphingicampa albolineata Grote & Robi..., 1866
Sphingicampa blanchardi (Ferguson, 1971)⇒ Syssphinx blanchardi Ferguson, 1971
Sphingicampa montana (Packard, 1905)⇒ Usta alba Terral & Leq..., 1991
Sphingicampa quadrilineata Grote & Robi..., 1867
Syssphinx malinalcoensis Lemaire, 1975
Syssphinx mexicana Boisduval, 1872
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780
Titaea tamerlan Maassen, 1869

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Oaxaca
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
12
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
5
15
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