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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Southeast Mexico (South Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
391
3271
5270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
391
3271
5270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
379
3219
5151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
2582
4140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
50
1069
1740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
50
1069
1740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
1069
1740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
724
1225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
706
1207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
62
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
21
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast Mexico
21 Genera with 41 Species
#ACDEHLMOPRS
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths10SpeciesTaxom
Caio Travassos & ..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Cicia Oiticica, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Copiopteryx Duncan & Wes..., 17791SpeciesTaxom
Dysdaemonia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1889Imperial Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Heniocha Hübner, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1886Giant Silkworm Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Molippa Walker, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Paradirphia Michener, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Periphoba Hübner, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloscola Michener, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 19055SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17802SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Mexico
41 Species and 1 Subspecies
Adeloneivaia isara Dognin, 1905
Adeloneivaia jason Boisduval, 1872
Arsenura armida Cramer, 1779Giant Silk Moth
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris belti Druce, 1886
Automeris cecrops Boisduval, 1875Cecrops eyed Silkmoth
Automeris excreta Draudt, 1929
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Automeris janus Cramer, 1775
Automeris metzli Sallé, 1853
Automeris moloneyi Druce, 1897
Automeris tridens Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Automeris zozine Druce, 1886
Caio championi Druce, 1886
Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001
Citheronia azteca Schaus, 1896
Citheronia mexicana Grote & Robi..., 1866
Copaxa multifenestrata Herrich-Schä..., 1858
Copaxa rufinans Schaus, 1906
Copiopteryx semiramis Cramer, 1779
Dysdaemonia boreas Cramer, 1775
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Eacles ormondei Schaus, 1889
Heniocha marnois dyops Maassen, 1872
Hylesia continua Walker, 1865
Hylesia lineata Druce, 1886
Hylesia umbratula Dyar, 1915
Lonomia electra (Druce, 1886)⇒ Lonomia mexilectra Brechlin & M..., 2011
Molippa ninfa Schaus, 1921
Molippa rosea Druce, 1886
Oxytenis beprea Druce, 1886
Periphoba arcaei Druce, 1886
Ptiloscola wellingi Lemaire, 1971
Rothschildia cincta (Tepper, 1883)⇒ Rothschildia jorulla Westwood, 1853
Rothschildia erycina Shaw, 1796
Rothschildia forbesi Félix Édouar..., 1868Forbes Giant Silkmoth
Rothschildia lebeau Guérin-Ménev..., 1868Lebeau's Rothschildia
Rothschildia roxana Schaus, 1905
Sphingicampa quadrilineata Grote & Robi..., 1867
Syssphinx mexicana Boisduval, 1872
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Southeast Mexico
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
6
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyteninae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
3
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