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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
242
2117
2458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
241
2116
2458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
234
2101
2440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
169
1882
2238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
40
845
1331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
40
845
1331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
40
845
1331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
588
1027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
571
1013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
45
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
14
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Quepos
14 Genera with 25 Species
Arsenura Duncan, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths5SpeciesTaxom
Cicia Oiticica, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1773Imperial Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19115SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1971Giant Silkworm Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Periphoba Hübner, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Titaea Hübner, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Quepos
25 Species
Arsenura arianae Brechlin & M..., 2010
Automeris belti Druce, 1886
Automeris dagmarae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris postalbida Schaus, 1900
Automeris tridens Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Automeris zugana Druce, 1886
Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001
Copaxa moinieri Lemaire, 1974
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Hylesia continua Walker, 1865
Hylesia dalina Schaus, 1911
Hylesia indiviosa Dyar, 1915
Hylesia rosacea Schaus, 1911
Hylesia umbrata Schaus, 1911
Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779
Lonomia rufescens Lemaire, 1971
Oxytenis modestia Cramer, 1780Tropical American Silkworm Moth
Oxytenis naemia Druce, 1906
Oxytenis nubila Jordan, 1924
Periphoba arcaei Druce, 1886
Rhescyntis hippodamia {Cramer, 1777
Rothschildia erycina Shaw, 1796
Rothschildia lebeau Guérin-Ménev..., 1868Lebeau's Rothschildia
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780
Titaea tamerlan Maassen, 1869

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyteninae
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
2
3
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