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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
2933
6972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
1254
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
1254
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
1254
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
828
2578
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
763
2455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
71
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
22
63
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sierra Leone
22 Genera with 63 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOP
Adrougeriana Darge, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Aurivillius Packard, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Bunaea Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Carnegia Holland, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Cirina Walker, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtogone Walker, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Decachorda Aurivillius, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Dirphya Pascoe, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 18495SpeciesTaxom
Eudaemonia Hübner, 17814SpeciesTaxom
Gonimbrasia Butler, 190713SpeciesTaxom
Gynanisa Walker, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Holocerina Pinhey, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Imbrasia Hübner, 19537SpeciesTaxom
Lobobunaea Packard, 19286SpeciesTaxom
Micragone Walker, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Nudaurelia Rothschild, 19078SpeciesTaxom
Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Pselaphelia Aurivillius, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Pseudantheraea Weymer, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Pseudimbrasia Rougeot, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 19013SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
63 Species and 8 Subspecies
Adrougeriana nenia Westwood, 1849
Aurivillius arata Westwood, 1849
Aurivillius aratus Westwood, 1849
Aurivillius triramis Rothschild, 1907
Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth
Carnegia mirabilis Aurivillius, 1895
Cirina forda Westwood, 1849Pallid Emperor Moth
Cyrtogone herilla Westwood, 1849
Decachorda aspersa Bouvier, 1927
Decachorda fulvia Druce, 1886
Dirphya pascoei Thomson, 1858
Dirphya patricia Chevrolat, 1858
Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829African Atlas moth
Epiphora boolana Strand, 1909
Epiphora cordieri (Bouvier, 1928)⇒ Epiphora boolana Strand, 1909
Epiphora perspicuus Butler, 1878
Epiphora vacuna Westwood, 1849
Eudaemonia argiphontes Maassen, 1877
Eudaemonia argus Fabricius, 1777
Eudaemonia brachyura (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849
Eudaemonia minor (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) alopia Westwood, 1849
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) anthina Karsch, 1892
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) eblis Strecker, 1876
Gonimbrasia eblis eblis Strecker, 1876
Gonimbrasia hecate Rougeot, 1955
Gonimbrasia jamesoni Druce, 1890
Gonimbrasia jamesoni jamesoni Druce, 1890
Gonimbrasia jamesoni rubricostalis Kirby, 1892
Gonimbrasia mitfordi Kirby, 1892
Gonimbrasia petiveri Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Gonimbrasia staudingeri Aurivillius, 1893
Gonimbrasia staudingeri staudingeri Aurivillius, 1893
Gonimbrasia xanthomma Rothschild, 1907
Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836Chipumi
Holocerina angulata Aurivillius, 1893
Holocerina angulata angulata Aurivillius, 1893
Holocerina smilax Westwood, 1849
Holocerina smilax smilax Westwood, 1849
Imbrasia crameri (Drury, 1773)⇒ Imbrasia epimethea Drury, 1822
Imbrasia diomede (Drury, 1773)⇒ Imbrasia epimethea Drury, 1822
Imbrasia epimethea Drury, 1822
Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904
Imbrasia nadari (Drury, 1773)⇒ Imbrasia epimethea Drury, 1822
Imbrasia obscura Butler, 1878
Imbrasia paradoxa (Dufrane, 1953)⇒ Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904
Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849
Lobobunaea alberici (Westwood, 1849)⇒ Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849
Lobobunaea goodii Holland, 1893
Lobobunaea leopoldi (Bouvier, 1930)⇒ Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849
Lobobunaea phaedusa Drury, 1782
Lobobunaea phaedusa elegans Bouvier, 1928
Micragone herilla Westwood, 1849
Micragone nenia Westwood, 1849
Nudaurelia alopia Westwood, 1849
Nudaurelia anthina Karsch, 1892
Nudaurelia dione Fabricius, 1793
Nudaurelia eblis Strecker, 1878
Nudaurelia jamesoni Druce, 1890
Nudaurelia mitfordi Kirby, 1892
Nudaurelia staudingeri Aurivillius, 1893
Nudaurelia xanthomma Rothschild, 1907
Orthogonioptilum kahli Holland, 1921
Pselaphelia flavivitta Walker, 1862
Pselaphelia gemmifera (Butler, 1878)⇒ Pselaphelia flavivitta Walker, 1862
Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878
Pseudimbrasia deyrollei Thomson, 1858
Pseudimbrasia deyrollii Oberthür, 1910
Pseudobunaea alinda Sonthonnax, 1899
Pseudobunaea alinda alinda Drury, 1782
Pseudobunaea illustris Weymer, 1901

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Sierra Leone
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
21
61
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