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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
53
368
676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
53
368
676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
53
368
676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
45
355
657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
31
314
593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
31
313
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
31
313
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
255
512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
250
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
23
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Somaliland
6 Genera with 8 Species
Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Gynanisa Walker, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Ludia Wallengren, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Melanocera Sonthonnax, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Yatanga Darge, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somaliland
8 Species
Bunaeopsis oubie Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836Chipumi
Ludia arguta Jordan, 1922
Ludia hansali Felder, 1874
Ludia jordani Bouyer, 1997
Melanocera menippe Westwood, 1849
Orthogonioptilum ianthinum Rougeot, 1960
Yatanga smithi Holland, 1892

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Somaliland
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
6
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