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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Rukwa Region (Southwest Tanzania, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
5
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
5
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
5
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
5
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
5
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
5
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
5
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
5
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
5
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rukwa Region
7 Genera with 8 Species
Aurivillius Packard, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Cinabra Sonthonnax, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Gonimbrasia Butler, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Micragone Walker, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Tagoropsiella Darge, 20081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rukwa Region
8 Species
Aurivillius schoenitzeri Darge, 2013
Cinabra rukwanensis Darge, 2014
Epiphora eugeniae Darge, 2012
Gonimbrasia mbiziana Darge, 2010
Micragone kalamboensis Darge, 2010
Micragone mpandana Darge, 2012
Pseudobunaea mbiziana Darge, 2009
Tagoropsiella mbiziensis Darge, 2008

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Rukwa Region
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
7
8
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