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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Palmares (Alajuela, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
17
45
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
17
45
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
16
44
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
14
40
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
3
23
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
3
23
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
3
23
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
3
23
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
3
23
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
22
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
13
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Palmares
13 Genera with 25 Species
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 18554SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Asthenia Westwood, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1885Eyed Silkmoths3SpeciesTaxom
Citioica Travassos & ..., 18541SpeciesTaxom
Copiopteryx Duncan & Wes..., 17791SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1773Imperial Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Molippa Walker, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloscola Michener, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palmares
25 Species
Adeloneivaia acuta Schaus, 1896
Adeloneivaia boisduvalii Doumet, 1859
Adeloneivaia catoxantha Rothschild, 1907
Adeloneivaia subangulata Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Arsenura ciocolatina Draudt, 1930
Asthenia lactucina Cramer, 1780
Automeris hamata Schaus, 1906
Automeris liberia Cramer, 1780
Automeris midea Maassen & We..., 1885
Citioica anthonilis (Herrich-Schä..., 1854)⇒ Citioica guayensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Copiopteryx semiramis Cramer, 1779
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Hylesia indurata Dyar, 1910
Hylesia melanostigma Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Hylesia murex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia umbrata Schaus, 1911
Molippa intermediata Brechlin & M..., 2011
Molippa latemedia Walker, 1855
Molippa nibasa Maassen & We..., 1885
Molippa simillima Jones, 1907
Ptiloscola cinerea Schaus, 1900
Rhescyntis hermes Rothschild, 1907
Rhescyntis hippodamia {Cramer, 1777
Rothschildia erycina Shaw, 1796
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Palmares
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
1
1
Genus
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