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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Tunapuna (Tunapuna-Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
86
369
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
86
369
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
81
350
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
58
321
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
24
217
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
24
217
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
24
217
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
165
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
162
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
29
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
13
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tunapuna
13 Genera with 21 Species
Adelocephala Duponchel, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths6SpeciesTaxom
Cerodirphia Michener, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1775Imperial Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pseudautomeris Lemaire, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Titaea Hübner, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunapuna
21 Species
Adelocephala purpurascens Schaus, 1905
Arsenura beebei Fleming, 1945
Automeris dagmarae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris jucunda Cramer, 1779
Automeris liberia Cramer, 1780
Automeris midea Maassen & We..., 1885
Automeris postalbida Schaus, 1900
Automeris zurobara Druce, 1886
Cerodirphia speciosa Cramer, 1777
Citheronia phoronea Cramer, 1779
Copaxa marona Schaus, 1906
Dirphia augur Bouvier, 1929
Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780
Dirphia tarquinia Cramer, 1775
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Eacles penelope Cramer, 1775
Hylesia metabus Cramer, 1775Ashen moth
Pseudautomeris salmonea Cramer, 1777
Rhescyntis hippodamia {Cramer, 1777
Rothschildia aurota Cramer, 1775
Titaea tamerlan Maassen, 1869

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Tunapuna
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
5
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
2
2
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