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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Orizaba (Altas Montañas, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
146
1123
1592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
146
1123
1592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
141
1111
1573
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
109
1023
1473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
39
786
1197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
39
785
1196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
38
783
1195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
615
997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
604
985
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
50
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
19
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Orizaba
19 Genera with 39 Species
Actias Leach, 1758Asian-American moon moths1SpeciesTaxom
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1892Tussah moths1SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths7SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 19066SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1896Imperial Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1897Port Arthur Buck Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1886Giant Silkworm Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Ormiscodes Blanchard, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Othorene Boisduval, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Paradirphia Michener, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17802SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Orizaba
39 Species and 1 Subspecies
Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758Luna moth
Adeloneivaia irrorata Schaus, 1900
Adeloneivaia jason Boisduval, 1872
Antheraea (Telea) godmani Druce, 1892
Arsenura armida Cramer, 1779Giant Silk Moth
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris belti Druce, 1886
Automeris cecrops Boisduval, 1875Cecrops eyed Silkmoth
Automeris jucunda Cramer, 1779
Automeris montezuma Boisduval, 1875
Automeris tridens Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Automeris zozine Druce, 1886
Citheronia azteca Schaus, 1896
Citheronia mexicana Grote & Robi..., 1866
Copaxa cydippe Druce, 1894
Copaxa denda Druce, 1894
Copaxa escalantei Lemaire, 1971
Copaxa lavendera Westwood, 1854
Copaxa multifenestrata Herrich-Schä..., 1858
Copaxa rufinans Schaus, 1906
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Eacles masoni Schaus, 1896
Hemileuca mania Druce, 1897
Hylesia acuta Druce, 1886
Hylesia continua Walker, 1865
Hylesia lineata Druce, 1886
Hylesia subaurea Schaus, 1900
Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779
Lonomia electra (Druce, 1886)⇒ Lonomia mexilectra Brechlin & M..., 2011
Ormiscodes hoegei Druce, 1886
Othorene verana (Schaus, 1900)⇒ Othorene bernardoespinozai Brechlin & M..., 2011
Paradirphia semirosea Walker, 1855
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777
Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853Orizaba Silkmoth
Rothschildia roxana Schaus, 1905
Sphingicampa montana (Packard, 1905)⇒ Usta alba Terral & Leq..., 1991
Sphingicampa quadrilineata Grote & Robi..., 1867
Syssphinx colla Dyar, 1907
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Orizaba
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
7
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
4
10
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