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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
206
1219
1726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
206
1219
1726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
192
1170
1646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
142
1062
1540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
43
393
659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
43
393
659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
42
392
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
275
493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
264
481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
55
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
18
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast Tanzania
18 Genera with 30 Species
Adafroptilum Darge, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Antistathmoptera Tams, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Argema Wallengren, 1847African moon moths1SpeciesTaxom
Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Campimoptilum Karsch, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Cinabra Sonthonnax, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Cirina Walker, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Gonimbrasia Butler, 20145SpeciesTaxom
Goodia Holland, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchirioides Lemaire, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Ludia Wallengren, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Micragone Walker, 20142SpeciesTaxom
Nudaurelia Rothschild, 20142SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaphelia Kirby, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Tagoropsiella Darge, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Urota Westwood, 20111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Tanzania
30 Species
Adafroptilum coloratum Darge, Nauma..., 2003
Adafroptilum pancratia Weymer, 1903
Antistathmoptera elegans Darge, 2015
Argema mimosae Boisduval, 1847African Moon Moth
Bunaeopsis chromata Darge, 2003
Bunaeopsis fervida Darge, 2003
Bunaeopsis hersilia Westwood, 1849
Campimoptilum tandala Darge, 2011
Cinabra hyperbius Westwood, 1881
Cirina forda Westwood, 1849Pallid Emperor Moth
Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849Mopane Moth
Gonimbrasia kaguruensis Darge, 2014
Gonimbrasia osiris Druce, 1896
Gonimbrasia properubida Darge, 2014
Gonimbrasia ruvuensis Darge, 2014
Goodia kuntzei Dewitz, 1881
Hyperchirioides smilax Westwood, 1849
Ludia luciphila (Strand, 1911)⇒ Ludia dentata Hampson, 1891
Ludia riekerti Bouyer, 2013
Micragone ansorgei W. Rothschild, 1907
Micragone propelittoralis Darge, 2014
Nudaurelia bundukuensis Darge, 2014
Nudaurelia subflava Darge, 2014
Pseudaphelia apollinaris Boisduval, 1847
Pseudaphelia flavomarginata (Gaede, 1915)⇒ Pseudaphelia apollinaris Boisduval, 1847
Pseudobunaea bondwana Darge, 2009
Tagoropsiella expansa Darge, 2008
Tagoropsiella kaguruensis Darge, 2008
Urota nguruensis Darge, 2011

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Southeast Tanzania
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
18
30
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