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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Tokyo (Kanto, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
309
2671
3849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
309
2671
3849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
293
2611
3768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
199
2243
3278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
58
1060
1551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
1060
1551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
57
1059
1549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
704
1064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
628
915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
28
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tokyo
7 Genera with 8 Species
Actias Leach, 1877Asian-American moon moths3SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1819
Tussah moths0SpeciesTaxom
Caligula Moore, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Rhodinia Staudinger, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Rinaca Moore, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tokyo
8 Species
Actias aliena Butler, 1879
Actias artemis BREMER & GREY, 1853Oomizuao
Actias gnoma Butler, 1877Japanese moon moth
Caligula japonica Moore, 1862Japanese Giant Silkworm
Caligula jonasii Butler, 1877
Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902
Rhodinia fugax Butler, 1877
Samia pryeri (Butler, 1878)⇒ Samia cynthia Drury, 1773

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Tokyo
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
7
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