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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Oceania (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
994
29345
172480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
990
29308
172389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
930
28885
170923
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
567
22062
142256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
107
6568
31448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
105
6528
31361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
98
6492
31158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
36
3755
17128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
30
3262
14459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
9
146
517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
40
124
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oceania
40 Genera with 124 Species
#ACDEGHILMNOPRST
Actias Leach, 1807Asian-American moon moths3SpeciesTaxom
Afroptilum Gillies, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Aglia Ochsenheimer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1776Tussah moths2SpeciesTaxom
Antheraeopsis Wood-Mason, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Asthenia Westwood, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Attacus Linnaeus, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Austrocaligula Cockerell, 18914SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 0Eyed Silkmoths2SpeciesTaxom
Caligula Moore, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Callosamia Packard, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Cinabra Sonthonnax, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Coscinocera Butler, 18796SpeciesTaxom
Cricula Walker, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Dogoia Bouyer, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Dryocampa Harris, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1773Imperial Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Gonimbrasia Butler, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1881Port Arthur Buck Moth2SpeciesTaxom
Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 18552SpeciesTaxom
Imbrasia Hübner, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Lobobunaea Packard, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Ludia Wallengren, 01SpeciesTaxom
Micragone Walker, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Neodiphthera Fletcher, 190715SpeciesTaxom
Nudaurelia Rothschild, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Opodiphthera Wallengren, 192823SpeciesTaxom
Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Pararhodia Cockerell, 20138SpeciesTaxom
Platia Chaudoir, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloscola Michener, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Saturnia Schrank, 1758Emperor moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Syntherata Maassen, 184319SpeciesTaxom
Titaea Hübner, 19152SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oceania
124 Species and 5 Subspecies
Actias gnoma gnoma Butler, 1877
Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758Luna moth
Actias selene Hübner, 1807Indian Luna Moth
Afroptilum sudafricanum Lestage, 1924
Aglia tau Linnaeus, 1758Tau emperor
Antheraea (Antheraea) pernyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Chinese oak silk moth
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776Giant silkworm moth
Asthenia transversaria salax Jordan, 1924
Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758Atlas Moth
Attacus aurantiacus W. Rothschild, 1895
Attacus wardi W. Rothschild, 1910Atlas Moth
Austrocaligula carnea Sonthonnax, 1899
Austrocaligula engaea Turner, 1922
Austrocaligula helena White, 1843
Austrocaligula loranthi Lucas, 1891
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Automeris larra larra
Caligula simla Westwood, 1847
Callosamia securifera Maassen, 1873Carolina silk moth
Cinabra bivari Darge, 2014
Citheronia lobesis Rothschild, 1907
Citheronia sepulcralis Grote & Robi..., 1865Pine devil
Coscinocera anteus Bouvier, 1927
Coscinocera butleri (Rothschild, 1895)⇒ Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876
Coscinocera eurystheus Rothschild, 1898
Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876Hercules Moth
Coscinocera joiceyi (Bouvier, 1927)⇒ Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876
Coscinocera omphale (Butler, 1879)⇒ Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876
Cricula trifenestrata Helfer, 1837Cricula Silkmoth
Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780
Dogoia leonardi Bouyer, 2009
Dogoia obscuripennis Strand, 1912
Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793Green-striped mapleworm
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Epiphora manowiensis Gschwandner., 1923
Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902
Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
Epiphora ploetzi Weymer, 1880
Gonimbrasia miranda Darge, 2005
Hemileuca juno Packard, 1872Juno Buck Moth
Hemileuca neumoegeni H. Edwards, 1881Neumoegen's Buckmoth
Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758Apple tree silk moth
Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855Ceanothus silk moth
Imbrasia chevalia Stoneham, 1933
Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849
Ludia obscura aora
Micragone camerunensis Strand, 1909
Neodiphthera albicera Rothschild &..., 1907
Neodiphthera excavus Lane, 1995
Neodiphthera goodgeri d`Abrera, 1998
Neodiphthera habemana Brechlin, 2005
Neodiphthera joiceyi Bouvier, 1928
Neodiphthera nigroculata Bouvier, 1928
Neodiphthera papuana Rothschild, 1904
Neodiphthera rhythmica Turner, 1936
Neodiphthera roicki Brechlin, 2005
Neodiphthera saccopeoa Turner, 1928
Neodiphthera saccopoea Turner, 1924
Neodiphthera schaarschmidti Brechlin, 2005
Neodiphthera strigata Bethune-Baker, 1908
Neodiphthera sulphurea Lane & Naumann, 2003
Neodiphthera venusta Rothschild &..., 1907
Nudaurelia macrothyris Rothschild, 1906
Opodiphthera astrophela Walker, 1855Emperor Moth
Opodiphthera carnea (Sonthonnax, 1899)⇒ Opodiphthera loranthi Lucas, 1891
Opodiphthera elleri Eckerlein, 1935
Opodiphthera engaea Turner, 1922Saturniid Moth
Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864Emperor Gum Moth
Opodiphthera excavus Lane, 1995
Opodiphthera fervida Jordan, 1910Saturniid Moth
Opodiphthera foucheri Bouvier, 1926
Opodiphthera gazella Niepelt, 1934
Opodiphthera grisea Bouvier, 1928
Opodiphthera helena White, 1843Helena Emperor Moth
Opodiphthera intermedia (Lucas, 1890)⇒ Opodiphthera helena White, 1843
Opodiphthera joiceyi Bouvier, 1928
Opodiphthera jurriaansei Van Eecke, 1933
Opodiphthera loranthi Lucas, 1891Mistletoe Emperor Moth
Opodiphthera monacha Staudinger, 1920
Opodiphthera pristina Walker, 1865
Opodiphthera rhythmica Turner, 1936
Opodiphthera saccopoea Turner, 1924
Opodiphthera sciron Westwood, 1881
Opodiphthera strandi Niepelt, 1934
Opodiphthera sulphurea Lane & Naumann, 2003
Opodiphthera talboti Bouvier, 1928
Orthogonioptilum adustum Jordan, 1922
Orthogonioptilum ueleense Rougeot, 1967
Pararhodia acuminalba Van Eecke, 1924
Pararhodia daviesorum Lemaire, 1979
Pararhodia gyra Rothschild &..., 1905
Pararhodia hiltrautae Naumann, 2013
Pararhodia meeki Jordan, 1908
Pararhodia rotalis U. Paukstadt..., 1992
Pararhodia setekwa d`Abrera, 1998
Pararhodia ulrichi Naumann, 2013
Platia queenslandica (Sloane, 1917)⇒ Minuthodes queenslandicus Sloane, 1917
Ptiloscola lasiocampa Bryk, 1953
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777
Samia ceramensis Bouvier, 1928
Samia cynthia Drury, 1773Ailanthus silk moth
Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758Emperor
Sphingicampa colla Dyar, 1907
Syntherata aliena (White, 1843)⇒ Titaea timur Fassl, 1915
Syntherata anettae Naumann , D...., 2009
Syntherata antipoda Boisduval, 1875
Syntherata apicalis Bouvier, 1928
Syntherata bettinae Naumann , D...., 2009
Syntherata bretschneideri Naumann , D...., 2009
Syntherata brunnea (Eckerlein, 1935)⇒ Syntherata janetta White, 1843
Syntherata devosi Naumann , D...., 2009
Syntherata erici Naumann , D...., 2009
Syntherata escarlata D.A. Lane, E..., 2010
Syntherata groenendaeli Naumann , D...., 2009
Syntherata janetta White, 1843
Syntherata leonae D.A. Lane, 2003
Syntherata lilianae Naumann , D...., 2009
Syntherata marlenae Naumann , D...., 2009
Syntherata melvilla (Westwood, 1853)⇒ Syntherata janetta White, 1843
Syntherata mirata D.A. Lane, E..., 2010
Syntherata pseudescarlata D.A. Lane, E..., 2010
Syntherata weymeri (White, 1843)⇒ Titaea timur Fassl, 1915
Titaea orsinome Hübner, 1823
Titaea timur Fassl, 1915

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Oceania
SubfamilyAgliinae
Packard, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
27
107
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