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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Peru (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
582
9673
29819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
579
9667
29813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
553
9522
29375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
356
7450
23932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
69
2345
8261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
69
2345
8261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
68
2340
8250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
1679
6401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
25
1557
6068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
100
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
46
149
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Peru
46 Genera with 149 Species
#ABCDEGHJLMOPRST
Adafroptilum Darge, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Adelowalkeria Travassos, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrota Hübner, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Antarctia Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 19206SpeciesTaxom
Asthenia Westwood, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Asthenidia Westwood, 01SpeciesTaxom
Automerina Michener, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1855Eyed Silkmoths30SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphlebia C. Felder & ..., 19504SpeciesTaxom
Catacantha Bouvier, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Cerodirphia Michener, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Cicia Oiticica, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 17793SpeciesTaxom
Citioica Travassos & ..., 18541SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 20056SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 19307SpeciesTaxom
Dysdaemonia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1775Imperial Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Gamelia Hübner, 20054SpeciesTaxom
Hirpida Draudt, 20103SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 191620SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Janiodes Jordan, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1971Giant Silkworm Moth8SpeciesTaxom
Loxolomia Maassen, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Microdulia Jordan, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Molippa Walker, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Ormiscodes Blanchard, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Paradaemonia Bouvier, 19433SpeciesTaxom
Paradirphia Michener, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Periga Walker, 03SpeciesTaxom
Periphoba Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Procitheronia Michener, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Pseudautomeris Lemaire, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 19824SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloscola Michener, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 185411SpeciesTaxom
Saturniodes Walker, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Therinia Hübner, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peru
149 Species and 7 Subspecies
Adafroptilum bellum Darge, Nauma..., 2003
Adeloneivaia acuta Schaus, 1896
Adeloneivaia boisduvalii Doumet, 1859
Adeloneivaia jason Boisduval, 1872
Ancistrota plagia Hübner, 1819
Antarctia vulpecula
Arsenura albopicta Jordan, 1922
Arsenura armida Cramer, 1779Giant Silk Moth
Arsenura ciocolatina Draudt, 1930
Arsenura cymonia W. Rothschild, 1907
Arsenura fuscata Brechlin & M..., 2010
Arsenura rebeli Gschwandner, 1920
Asthenia buckleyi Druce, 1890
Asthenia diffissa Jordan, 1924
Asthenia tridens Jordan, 1924
Asthenidia tridens
Automerina auletes (Herrich-Schä..., 1853)⇒ Automerina yungasletes Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris abdomicajamarcensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris abdomipiurensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris amaloretensis
Automeris amanda Schaus, 1900
Automeris chacona Draudt, 1929
Automeris cinctistriga R. Felder & ..., 1874
Automeris curvilinea Schaus, 1906
Automeris denticulatus Conte, 1906
Automeris despicata Draudt, 1929
Automeris diavolanda Naumann, Bro..., 2005
Automeris duchartrei Bouvier, 1936
Automeris egeus Cramer, 1775
Automeris grammodes Jordan, 1910
Automeris grammopiurensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris harricajamarcensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris heppneri Lemaire, 1982
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Automeris larra Walker, 1855
Automeris larra larra
Automeris liberia Cramer, 1780
Automeris lutheri (Cockerell, 1914)⇒ Automeris io Fabricius, 1775
Automeris mideperuensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris moresca Schaus, 1906
Automeris peggyae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris pomifera Schaus, 1906
Automeris pomiferoides Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris rougeoti Lemaire, 1967
Automeris schwartzi Lemaire, 1967
Automeris suteri Naumann, Bro..., 2005
Automeris tridens Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Bathyphlebia aglia R. Felder & ..., 1874
Bathyphlebia aglioides Naumann , Br..., 2009
Bathyphlebia eminens Dognin, 1891
Bathyphlebia flavior Oiticica & M..., 1950
Catacantha siriae Brechlin , M..., 2010
Cerodirphia radama Druce, 1904
Cerodirphia speciosa Cramer, 1777
Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001
Cicia pelota Schaus, 1905
Citheronia andina Lemaire, 1971
Citheronia hamifera Rothschild, 1907
Citheronia phoronea Cramer, 1779
Citioica anthonilis (Herrich-Schä..., 1854)⇒ Citioica guayensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Copaxa andescens
Copaxa belloidea
Copaxa medea Maassen, 1890
Copaxa orientalis Lemaire, 1975
Copaxa satellita Walker, 1865
Copaxa wolfei Meister, Nau..., 2005
Dirphia agis Cramer, 1775
Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780
Dirphia fraterna fraterna
Dirphia oridocea Schaus, 1924
Dirphia panamensis Schaus, 1921
Dirphia spumosa Vuillot., 1893
Dirphia theobromana Draudt, 1930
Dysdaemonia boreas Cramer, 1775
Eacles barnesi Schaus, 1905
Eacles guianensis Schaus, 1905
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Eacles imperialis cacicus Boisduval, 1868
Eacles penelope Cramer, 1775
Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
Gamelia abasiella Lemaire, 1973
Gamelia dargei Naumann, Bro..., 2005
Gamelia paradargei Brechlin & M..., 2012
Gamelia vanschaycki Naumann, Bro..., 2005
Hirpida cuscolinea Brechlin & M..., 2011
Hirpida levocuscoensis Brechlin & M..., 2010
Hirpida mavanschaycki Brechlin & M..., 2010
Hylesia ascodex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia athlia Dyar, 1913
Hylesia cedomnibus Dyar, 1913
Hylesia cedomonibus
Hylesia huyana Schaus, 1932
Hylesia index Dyar, 1913
Hylesia leilex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia melanostigma Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Hylesia metabus Cramer, 1775Ashen moth
Hylesia mixtiplex Dognin, 1916
Hylesia moronensis Lemaire, 1976
Hylesia murmur Dyar, 1913
Hylesia nigridorsata Dognin, 1912
Hylesia ochrifex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia oroyex Dognin, 1922
Hylesia palcazua Schaus, 1927
Hylesia pallidex Dognin, 1923
Hylesia pauper Dyar, 1913
Hylesia rex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia subfasciata Dognin, 1916
Hyperchiria nausioccidentalis Brechlin & M..., 2010
Janiodes bethulia Druce, 1904
Janiodes lavernopascoensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Leucanella apollinairei (Dognin, 1923)⇒ Leucanella christbrechlinae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Leucanella neglecta Brechlin & M..., 2012
Lonomia achelous Cramer, 1777
Lonomia canescens Brechlin & M..., 2011
Lonomia descimoni Lemaire, 1971
Lonomia frankae Meister, Nau..., 2005
Lonomia parubrescens Brechlin & M..., 2011
Lonomia pseudobliqua Lemaire, 1973
Lonomia rubrescens Brechlin & M..., 2011
Lonomia rufescens Lemaire, 1971
Loxolomia johnsoni Schaus, 1932
Microdulia mirabilis Rothschild, 1895
Molippa latemedia Walker, 1855
Molippa nibasa Maassen & We..., 1885
Molippa simillima Jones, 1907
Paradaemonia nycteris Jordan, 1922
Paradaemonia platydesmia W. Rothschild, 1907
Paradaemonia ruschiii Oiticica, 1943
Paradirphia winifredae Lemaire & K...., 1990
Periga galbicentralis Brechlin & M..., 2013
Periga parvicajamarcensis
Periga parvimartinensis
Periphoba hircia Cramer, 1775
Procitheronia fenestrata Rothschild, 1907
Pseudautomeris boettgeri Naumann, Bro..., 2005
Pseudodirphia agiyungana Brechlin & M..., 2011
Pseudodirphia dioscola
Pseudodirphia eumedide Stoll, 1782
Pseudodirphia thiaucourti Lemaire, 1982
Ptiloscola photophila Rothschild, 1907
Rhescyntis hermes Rothschild, 1907
Rhescyntis pseudomartii Lemaire, 1975
Rothschildia amoena Jordan, 1911
Rothschildia aurota Cramer, 1775
Rothschildia aurota andensis Rothschild, 1907
Rothschildia aurota aurota Cramer, 1775
Rothschildia erycina Shaw, 1796
Rothschildia erycina erycina Shaw, 1795
Rothschildia erycina nigrescens Rothschild, 1907
Rothschildia inca Rothschild, 1907
Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853Orizaba Silkmoth
Rothschildia peruviana Rothschild, 1907
Rothschildia zacateca Westwood, 1854
Sphingicampa bicolor (Harris, 1841)⇒ Syssphinx bicolor Harris, 1841
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Peru
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
9
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
20
93
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyteninae
2
1
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