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Checklist of Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
for Suriname (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3140
6519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
332
3139
6518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
314
3036
6199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
190
2369
5138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
40
966
2168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
40
966
2168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
40
966
2168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
681
1686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
665
1658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
61
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
29
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Suriname
29 Genera with 69 Species
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Adelocephala Duponchel, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 20114SpeciesTaxom
Adelowalkeria Travassos, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 17794SpeciesTaxom
Asthenia Westwood, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Attacus Linnaeus, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Automerina Michener, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1906Eyed Silkmoths10SpeciesTaxom
Cicia Oiticica, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 17793SpeciesTaxom
Citioica Travassos & ..., 18541SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Copiopteryx Duncan & Wes..., 17792SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1775Imperial Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19298SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1971Giant Silkworm Moth3SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Paradaemonia Bouvier, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Pseudautomeris Lemaire, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloscola Michener, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Schausiella Bouvier, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Titaea Hübner, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Suriname
69 Species and 2 Subspecies
Adelocephala hodeva Druce, 1904
Adelocephala purpurascens Schaus, 1905
Adeloneivaia acuta Schaus, 1896
Adeloneivaia boisduvalii Doumet, 1859
Adeloneivaia jason Boisduval, 1872
Adeloneivaia kawiana Brechlin & M..., 2011
Adelowalkeria eugenia (Druce, 1904)⇒ Adelowalkeria eugenicolombiana Brechlin & M..., 2011
Adelowalkeria plateada (Schaus, 1905)⇒ Adelowalkeria witti Brechlin & M..., 2011
Arsenura albopicta Jordan, 1922
Arsenura armida Cramer, 1779Giant Silk Moth
Arsenura beebei Fleming, 1945
Arsenura sylla Cramer, 1779
Asthenia buckleyi Druce, 1890
Automerina auletes (Herrich-Schä..., 1853)⇒ Automerina yungasletes Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris amoena Boisduval, 1875
Automeris bilinea Walker, 1855
Automeris curvilinea Schaus, 1906
Automeris dagmarae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris egeus Cramer, 1775
Automeris godarti Boisduval, 1875
Automeris larra Walker, 1855
Automeris liberia Cramer, 1780
Automeris midea Maassen & We..., 1885
Automeris moresca Schaus, 1906
Cicia pelota Schaus, 1905
Citheronia hamifera Rothschild, 1907
Citheronia laocoon Cramer, 1770
Citheronia phoronea Cramer, 1779
Citioica anthonilis (Herrich-Schä..., 1854)⇒ Citioica guayensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Copaxa canella Walker, 1855
Copiopteryx jehovah Strecker, 1874
Copiopteryx semiramis Cramer, 1779
Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780
Dirphia hircia Cramer, 1775
Dirphia rougeriei Brechlin, 2017
Dirphia tarquinia Cramer, 1775
Eacles guianensis Schaus, 1905
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Eacles penelope Cramer, 1775
Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
Hylesia canitia Cramer, 1780
Hylesia cottica Schaus, 1932
Hylesia metabus Cramer, 1775Ashen moth
Hylesia murex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia nanus Walker, 1855
Hylesia orbana Schaus, 1932
Hylesia teratex Draudt, 1929
Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779
Lonomia achelous Cramer, 1777
Lonomia camox Lemaire, 1971
Lonomia descimoni Lemaire, 1971
Oxytenis mirabilis Cramer, 1780
Oxytenis naemia Druce, 1906
Oxytenis nubila Jordan, 1924
Paradaemonia platydesmia W. Rothschild, 1907
Paradaemonia samba Schaus, 1902
Paradaemonia terrena Jordan, 1922
Pseudautomeris salmonea Cramer, 1777
Pseudodirphia eumedide Stoll, 1782
Ptiloscola affinis Rothschild, 1907
Rhescyntis hermes Rothschild, 1907
Rhescyntis hippodamia {Cramer, 1777
Rothschildia aurota Cramer, 1775
Rothschildia aurota aurota Cramer, 1775
Rothschildia erycina Shaw, 1796
Rothschildia erycina erycina Shaw, 1795
Rothschildia hesperus Linnaeus, 1758
Schausiella polybia Stoll, 1781
Schausiella subochreata Schaus, 1904
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780
Titaea lemoulti Schaus, 1905

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Suriname
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
5
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
3
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
8
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyOxyteninae
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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