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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Sacramento County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
245
1169
1592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
245
1169
1592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
233
1135
1528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
169
959
1317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
38
320
440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
38
320
440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
38
320
440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
220
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
197
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sacramento County
6 Genera with 6 Species
Callosamia Packard, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1852Port Arthur Buck Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Xanthodirphia Michener, 19081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sacramento County
6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773Promethea moth
Copaxa syntheratoides Rothschild, 1895
Hemileuca eglanterina Boisduval, 1852Common sheep moth
Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758Apple tree silk moth
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777
Xanthodirphia amarilla Schaus, 1908

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Sacramento County
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
3
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