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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Rincon Rainforest (Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
73
780
919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
73
780
919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
72
779
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
68
775
914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
43
701
875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
43
701
875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
43
701
875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
481
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
466
622
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
43
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
17
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rincon Rainforest
17 Genera with 28 Species
Adelocephala Duponchel, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1897Eyed Silkmoths5SpeciesTaxom
Cicia Oiticica, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1896Imperial Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1971Giant Silkworm Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Periga Walker, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Periphoba Hübner, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Therinia Hübner, 18871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rincon Rainforest
28 Species
Adelocephala purpurascens Schaus, 1905
Adeloneivaia isara Dognin, 1905
Adeloneivaia jason Boisduval, 1872
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris belti Druce, 1886
Automeris chrisbrechlinae
Automeris exigua Lemaire, 1977
Automeris phrynon Druce, 1897
Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001
Copaxa escalantei Lemaire, 1971
Eacles masoni Schaus, 1896
Hylesia continua Walker, 1865
Hylesia rosacea Schaus, 1911
Hylesia rubrifrons Schaus, 1911
Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779
Lonomia rufescens Lemaire, 1971
Oxytenis gigantea Druce, 1890
Oxytenis modestia Cramer, 1780Tropical American Silkworm Moth
Oxytenis naemia Druce, 1906
Oxytenis nubila Jordan, 1924
Periga cluacina Druce, 1886
Pseudodirphia menander Druce, 1886
Pseudodirphia regia Draudt, 1930
Rhescyntis hippodamia {Cramer, 1777
Rothschildia erycina Shaw, 1796
Rothschildia lebeau Guérin-Ménev..., 1868Lebeau's Rothschildia
Rothschildia triloba W. Rothschild, 1907
Therinia transversaria Druce, 1887

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Rincon Rainforest
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
7
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyteninae
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
2
4
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