Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 754
15371
60267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 750
15333
60124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 715
15096
59373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 442
12146
51799 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
3780
15848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
3774
15825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 82
3756
15683 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 30
2174
9239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 24
1968
8389 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
151
590 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 47
174 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Southern Africa
47 Genera with 174 Species #ABCDEGHILMNOPRTUV
| Actias Leach, 1877 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adafroptilum Darge, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adrougeriana Darge, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afroptilum Gillies, 1990 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Anisota Hübner, 1773 | Oakworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1861 | Tussah moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Antistathmoptera Tams, 1968 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argema Wallengren, 1927 | African moon moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Athletes Karsch, 1904 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aurivillius Packard, 1849 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 0 | Eyed Silkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Basquiniana Darge, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1860 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 1897 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Campimoptilum Karsch, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Capena Fawcett, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cinabra Sonthonnax, 1881 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cirina Walker, 1897 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronia Hübner, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Decachorda Aurivillius, 1898 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | Drepanoptera Rothschild, 1895 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eochroa Felder, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1849 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1865 | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Goodia Holland, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gynanisa Walker, 2008 | | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Heniocha Hübner, 1881 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Holocerina Pinhey, 1849 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperchirioides Lemaire, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1847 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lobobunaea Packard, 1793 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 1911 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Melanocera Sonthonnax, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Micragone Walker, 1936 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nudaurelia Rothschild, 1972 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paradaemonia Bouvier, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pselaphelia Aurivillius, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudaphelia Kirby, 1855 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudimbrasia Rougeot, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 1849 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Rohaniella Bouvier, 1885 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tagoropsis Felder, 1968 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Urota Westwood, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Usta Wallengren, 1859 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Vegetia Jordan, 2004 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southern Africa
174 Species and 26 Subspecies | Actias gnoma gnoma Butler, 1877 | | | Adafroptilum incana Sonthonnax, 1899 | | | Adrougeriana nenia Westwood, 1849 | | | Afroptilum (Afroptiloides) varium (Gillies, 1990) | ⇒ Acanthiops varius Crass, 1947 | | Afroptilum excisum (Gillies, 1990) | ⇒ Cheleocloeon excisum Barnard, 1932 | | Afroptilum falcatum (Gillies, 1990) | ⇒ Cheleocloeon falcatum Crass, 1947 | | Afroptilum flavum (Gillies, 1990) | ⇒ Crassabwa flava Crass, 1947 | | Afroptilum indusii (Gillies, 1990) | ⇒ Dabulamanzia indusii Crass, 1947 | | Afroptilum medium (Gillies, 1990) | ⇒ Dabulamanzia media Crass, 1947 | | Afroptilum parvum Crass, 1947 | | | Afroptilum spinulosum Gillies, 1990 | | | Afroptilum sudafricanum Lestage, 1924 | | | Afroptilum tarsale (Gillies, 1990) | ⇒ Dabulamanzia tarsale Gillies, 1990 | | Anisota virginiensis Drury, 1773 | Brown anisota | | Antheraea (Antheraea) jana Stoll, 1782 | | | Antheraea (Antheraea) yamamai Guérin-Ménev..., 1861 | Japanese oak silk moth | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Antheraea diehli Lemaire, 1979 | | | Antheraea melaina John, 1928 | | | Antheraea ornata (Guérin-Ménev..., 1861) | ⇒ Antheraea yamamai Guérin-Ménev..., 1861 | | Antistathmoptera daltonae Tams, 1935 | | | Antistathmoptera rectangulata Pinhey, 1968 | | | Argema mimosae Boisduval, 1847 | African Moon Moth | | Argema occidentalis (Gaede, 1927) | ⇒ Argema mimosae Boisduval, 1847 | | Athletes gigas Sonthonnax, 1902 | | | Athletes semialba Sonthonnax, 1904 | | | Aurivillius arata Westwood, 1849 | | | Aurivillius aratus Westwood, 1849 | | | Aurivillius divaricatus Bouvier, 1927 | | | Aurivillius fusca Rothschild, 1895 | | | Aurivillius fuscus Westwood, 1849 | | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Automeris larra larra | | | Basquiniana cana Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Bunaea alcinoe aslauga Kirby, 1877 | | | Bunaea aslauga (Kirby, 1877) | ⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | | Bunaea barbertonia (Oberthür, 1910) | ⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | | Bunaea caffra (Hübner, 1820) | ⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | | Bunaea caffraria (Stoll, 1790) | ⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | | Bunaea debeeri (Oberthür, 1910) | ⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | | Bunaea durbania (Oberthür, 1910) | ⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | | Bunaea nyctalops Wallengren, 1860 | | | Bunaea punctigera Wallengren, 1860 | | | Bunaeopsis annabellae Lemaire & Ro..., 1975 | | | Bunaeopsis arabella Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Bunaeopsis jacksoni Jordan, 1908 | | | Bunaeopsis oubie Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | | | Bunaeopsis princeps Le Cerf, 1918 | | | Bunaeopsis rendalli Rothschild, 1897 | | | Campimoptilum kuntzei Dewitz, 1881 | | | Capena fuscinervis Stål, 1866 | | | Cinabra bracteata Distant, 1897 | | | Cinabra hyperbius Westwood, 1881 | | | Cirina forda Westwood, 1849 | Pallid Emperor Moth | | Cirina forda cervina Westwood, 1881 | | | Cirina forda forda Westwood, 1849 | | | Cirina forda invenusta Wallengren, 1860 | | | Cirina forda semicaeca Walker, 1855 | | | Cirina forda similis Distant, 1897 | | | Cirina invenusta Wallengren, 1860 | | | Cirina semicaeca Walker, 1855 | | | Cirina similis Distant, 1897 | | | Citheronia sepulcralis Grote & Robi..., 1865 | Pine devil | | Decachorda aspersa Bouvier, 1927 | | | Decachorda fulvia Druce, 1886 | | | Decachorda pomona Weymer, 1892 | | | Decachorda rosea Aurivillius, 1898 | | | Eochroa trimeni Felder, 1874 | | | Eochroa trimenii Felder, 1875 | | | Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829 | African Atlas moth | | Epiphora bauhiniae vera Janse, 1918 | | | Epiphora damarensis Schultze, 1913 | | | Epiphora manowensis Gschwandner, 1923 | | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Epiphora mythimnia Westwood, 1849 | | | Epiphora scribonia (Westwood, 1849) | ⇒ Epiphora mythimnia Westwood, 1849 | | Epiphora vacuna Westwood, 1849 | | | Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) anna Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Gonimbrasia anna anna Maassen, 1885 | | | Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) macrothyris Rothschild, 1906 | | | Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) rectilineata Sonthonnax, 1899 | | | Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | Mopane Moth | | Gonimbrasia bubo Bouvier, 1930 | | | Gonimbrasia capensis Cramer, 1780 | | | Gonimbrasia carnegiei Janse, 1918 | | | Gonimbrasia carnigiei Janse, 1918 | | | Gonimbrasia clarki Geertsema, 1971 | | | Gonimbrasia cytherea Fabricius, 1775 | | | Gonimbrasia gueinzii Staudinger, 1872 | | | Gonimbrasia hoehnelii Rogenhofer, 1891 | | | Gonimbrasia perscitus Darge, 1992 | | | Gonimbrasia petiveri Guérin-Ménev..., 1845 | | | Gonimbrasia tyrrhea Cramer, 1775 | Willow tree caterpillar | | Gonimbrasia wahlbergii (Boisduval, 1847) | ⇒ Nudaurelia wahlbergina Rougeot, 1972 | | Gonimbrasia wahlbergii wahlbergii Boisduval, 1847 | | | Gonimbrasia werneri Darge, 2018 | | | Gonimbrasia zambesina Walker, 1865 | | | Goodia kuntzei Dewitz, 1881 | | | Gynanisa ata Strand, 1911 | | | Gynanisa campionea (Signoret, 1845) | ⇒ Gynanisa maia Klug, 1836 | | Gynanisa isis (Duncan & Wes..., 1841) | ⇒ Gynanisa maia Klug, 1836 | | Gynanisa maia Klug, 1836 | | | Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836 | Chipumi | | Gynanisa maja campiona Girard, 1882 | | | Gynanisa maja campionea Signoret, 1845 | | | Gynanisa maja isis Westwood, 1841 | | | Gynanisa maja macromaja Strand, 1920 | | | Gynanisa maja maja Klug, 1836 | | | Gynanisa maja tata Wallengren, 1860 | | | Gynanisa melanica Pinhey, 1968 | | | Gynanisa meridiei Darge, 2008 | | | Gynanisa nigra (Bouvier, 1927) | ⇒ Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836 | | Gynanisa tata Wallengren, 1860 | | | Gynanisa westwoodi W. Rothschild, 1895 | | | Gynanisa zimba Darge, 2008 | | | Heniocha apollina (Maassen, 1927) | ⇒ Heniocha apollonia Cramer, 1782 | | Heniocha apollonia Cramer, 1782 | | | Heniocha bioculata (Aurivillius, 1879) | ⇒ Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872 | | Heniocha distincta Bryk, 1939 | | | Heniocha divisa (Bryk, 1939) | ⇒ Heniocha apollonia Cramer, 1782 | | Heniocha dryops (Maassen, 1872) | ⇒ Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872 | | Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872 | Marbled Emperor | | Heniocha lindti (Grünberg, 1910) | ⇒ Heniocha apollonia Cramer, 1782 | | Heniocha marnois (Rogenhofer, 1891) | ⇒ Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872 | | Heniocha terpsichorina (Westwood, 1881) | ⇒ Acosmeryx beatae Cadiou, 2005 | | Holocerina agomensis Karsch, 1896 | | | Holocerina angulata Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Holocerina rhodesiensis Janse, 1918 | | | Holocerina smilax Westwood, 1849 | | | Holocerina smilax smilax Westwood, 1849 | | | Hyperchirioides bulaea Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Hyperchirioides smilax Westwood, 1849 | | | Imbrasia anna (Maassen & We..., 1885) | ⇒ Gonimbrasia anna Maassen & We..., 1885 | | Imbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Gonimbrasia cytherea Fabricius, 1775 | | Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904 | | | Imbrasia gueinzii (Staudinger, 1872) | ⇒ Nudaurelia gueinzii Staudinger, 1872 | | Imbrasia rectilineata Sonthonnax, 1899 | | | Imbrasia tyrrhena tyrrhena | | | Imbrasia wahlbergi Boisduval, 1847 | | | Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849 | | | Lobobunaea angasana Westwood, 1849 | | | Lobobunaea falcatissima (Rougeot, 1962) | ⇒ Lobobunaea christyi Sharpe, 1899 | | Lobobunaea phaedusa Drury, 1782 | | | Lobobunaea saturnus Fabricius, 1793 | | | Ludia corticea Jordan, 1922 | | | Ludia delegorguei Boisduval, 1847 | | | Ludia goniata Rothschild, 1907 | | | Ludia monroei Jordan, 1938 | | | Ludia obscura aora | | | Ludia orinoptena Karsch, 1893 | | | Ludia orinoptena monroei Jordan, 1938 | | | Ludia vetusta Strand, 1911 | | | Melanocera dargei Terral, 1991 | | | Melanocera menippe Westwood, 1849 | | | Micragone cana Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Micragone nubifera Bouvier, 1936 | | | Nudaurelia carnegiei Janse, 1918 | | | Nudaurelia dione Fabricius, 1793 | | | Nudaurelia gueinzii Staudinger, 1872 | | | Nudaurelia macrothyris Rothschild, 1906 | | | Nudaurelia wahlbergina Rougeot, 1972 | | | Opodiphthera helena White, 1843 | Helena Emperor Moth | | Orthogonioptilum adiegetum Karsch, 1893 | | | Paradaemonia samba samba | | | Pselaphelia flavivitta Walker, 1862 | | | Pseudaphelia apollinaris Boisduval, 1847 | | | Pseudaphelia balamoal Guérin-Mén..., 1847 | | | Pseudaphelia paleacea (Herrich-Schä..., 1855) | ⇒ Pseudaphelia apollinaris Boisduval, 1847 | | Pseudimbrasia deyrollei Thomson, 1858 | | | Pseudimbrasia deyrollii Oberthür, 1910 | | | Pseudobunaea epithyrena Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Pseudobunaea heyeri Weymer, 1896 | | | Pseudobunaea irius Fabricius, 1793 | | | Pseudobunaea natalensis Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Pseudobunaea patruelis Distant, 1903 | | | Pseudobunaea tyrrhena Westwood, 1849 | | | Pseudobunaea tyrrhena tyrrhena Westwood, 1849 | | | Rohaniella pygmaea Maassen & We..., 1885 | Pigmy Emperor | | Rohaniella pygmaea pygmaea Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Tagoropsis flavinata Walker, 1865 | | | Tagoropsis flavinata flavinata Walker, 1865 | | | Tagoropsis natalensis (Felder, 1874) | ⇒ Tagoropsis flavinata Walker, 1865 | | Tagoropsis rougeoti D.S. Fletcher, 1968 | | | Urota sinope Westwood, 1849 | | | Usta angulata Rothschild, 1895 | Angled Emperor | | Usta biplaga (Rebel, 1912) | ⇒ Usta wallengrenii C. Felder & ..., 1859 | | Usta terpsichore Maassen & We..., 1885 | Cavorting Emperor | | Usta terpsichore terpsichore Maassen, 1885 | | | Usta wallengreni Felder, 1859 | | | Usta wallengrenii C. Felder & ..., 1859 | | | Vegetia dewitzi Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Vegetia ducalis Jordan, 1922 | Ducal Princeling | | Vegetia grimmia Geyer, 1831 | | | Vegetia legraini Bouyer, 2004 | |
Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
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