Checklist of Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
for Polynesia (Oceania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 633
8871
31367 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 629
8860
31350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 599
8751
31129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 391
6950
25723 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 80
2088
6926 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 79
2082
6895 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 75
2060
6820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 26
1253
3409 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
1071
2713 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
54
96 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 19
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Polynesia
19 Genera with 25 Species | Actias Leach, 1807 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afroptilum Gillies, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caligula Moore, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cinabra Sonthonnax, 2014 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dogoia Bouyer, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1902 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micragone Walker, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nudaurelia Rothschild, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1843 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 1967 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1758 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Titaea Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Polynesia
25 Species and 1 Subspecies | Actias selene Hübner, 1807 | Indian Luna Moth | | Afroptilum sudafricanum Lestage, 1924 | | | Aglia tau Linnaeus, 1758 | Tau emperor | | Antheraea (Antheraea) pernyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1855 | Chinese oak silk moth | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Caligula simla Westwood, 1847 | | | Cinabra bivari Darge, 2014 | | | Dogoia leonardi Bouyer, 2009 | | | Dogoia obscuripennis Strand, 1912 | | | Epiphora manowiensis Gschwandner., 1923 | | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Gonimbrasia miranda Darge, 2005 | | | Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 | Apple tree silk moth | | Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855 | Ceanothus silk moth | | Imbrasia chevalia Stoneham, 1933 | | | Ludia obscura aora | | | Micragone camerunensis Strand, 1909 | | | Nudaurelia macrothyris Rothschild, 1906 | | | Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864 | Emperor Gum Moth | | Opodiphthera helena White, 1843 | Helena Emperor Moth | | Orthogonioptilum adustum Jordan, 1922 | | | Orthogonioptilum ueleense Rougeot, 1967 | | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Emperor | | Titaea orsinome Hübner, 1823 | |
Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Polynesia
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