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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Rwanda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
2114
4616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
1845
4258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
719
1675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
718
1673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
718
1673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
570
1448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
552
1425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
66
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
23
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rwanda
23 Genera with 54 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPTU
Athletes Karsch, 19046SpeciesTaxom
Aurivillius Packard, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Cirina Walker, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Decachorda Aurivillius, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Dogoia Bouyer, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19747SpeciesTaxom
Gonimbrasia Butler, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Heniocha Hübner, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Holocerina Pinhey, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Imbrasia Hübner, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Lobobunaea Packard, 198211SpeciesTaxom
Ludia Wallengren, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Micragone Walker, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Nudaurelia Rothschild, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Pselaphelia Aurivillius, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaphelia Kirby, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoludia Strand, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Tagoropsiella Darge, 20023SpeciesTaxom
Tagoropsis Felder, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Urota Westwood, 18492SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rwanda
54 Species and 7 Subspecies
Athletes ethra Westwood, 1849
Athletes ethra ethra Westwood, 1849
Athletes gigas Sonthonnax, 1902
Athletes nyansae Rebel, 1904
Athletes nyansae nyansae Rebel, 1904
Athletes semialba Sonthonnax, 1904
Aurivillius cliftoni Rougeot, 1977
Bunaeopsis ansorgei (Rothschild, 1898)⇒ Bunaeopsis hersilia Westwood, 1849
Cirina forda Westwood, 1849Pallid Emperor Moth
Cirina forda forda Westwood, 1849
Decachorda bouvieri Hering, 1929
Decachorda fulvia Druce, 1886
Dogoia nyungwensis Bouyer, 2009
Dogoia unguiculata Bouvier, 1936
Epiphora albidus Druce, 1886
Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829African Atlas moth
Epiphora bauhiniae bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1832
Epiphora marginimacula Joicey & Talbot, 1924
Epiphora ploetzi Weymer, 1880
Epiphora rectifascia Rothschild, 1907
Epiphora rectifascia watulegei Rougeot, 1974
Gonimbrasia cleoris Jordan, 1910
Gonimbrasia ochreata Gaede, 1927
Gonimbrasia ruandana Gaede, 1927
Heniocha vingerhoedti Bouyer, 1992
Holocerina angulata Aurivillius, 1893
Imbrasia dione (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nudaurelia dione Fabricius, 1793
Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904
Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849
Lobobunaea alberici (Westwood, 1849)⇒ Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849
Lobobunaea angasana Westwood, 1849
Lobobunaea ansorgei Rothschild, 1899
Lobobunaea dallastai (Bouyer, 1984)⇒ Lobobunaea ansorgei Rothschild, 1899
Lobobunaea jeanneli (Rougeot, 1959)⇒ Lobobunaea ansorgei Rothschild, 1899
Lobobunaea lemairei Bouyer, 2012
Lobobunaea leopoldi (Bouvier, 1930)⇒ Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849
Lobobunaea phaedusa Drury, 1782
Lobobunaea turlini Lemaire, 1977
Lobobunaea vandenberghei (Dall´Asta, 1982)⇒ Lobobunaea turlini Lemaire, 1977
Ludia orinoptena Karsch, 1893
Micragone agathylla Westwood, 1849
Nudaurelia anthinoides Rougeot, 1978
Nudaurelia dione Fabricius, 1793
Nudaurelia nyassana Rothschild, 1907
Orthogonioptilum adiegetum Karsch, 1893
Orthogonioptilum adiegetum mucronatum Darge, 1988
Orthogonioptilum mucronatum Darge, 1988
Pselaphelia vandenberghei Bouyer, 1992
Pseudaphelia karemii Bouvier, 1927
Pseudobunaea cyrene Weymer, 1909
Pseudobunaea tyrrhena Westwood, 1849
Pseudobunaea tyrrhena maculata Bouvier, 1930
Pseudoludia nyungwe Bouyer, 1988
Tagoropsiella centralis Bouyer, 2000
Tagoropsiella ikondae Rougeot, 1973
Tagoropsiella tracenlis Bouyer, 2002
Tagoropsis hanningtoni Butler, 1883
Tagoropsis hecqui Bouyer, 1989
Tagoropsis rougeoti D.S. Fletcher, 1968
Urota centralis Bouyer, 2008
Urota sinope Westwood, 1849

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Rwanda
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
23
54
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