Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Usambara Mountains (Tanga Region, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 134
581
796 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 134
581
796 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 124
550
750 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 89
455
646 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
209
332 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 34
209
332 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
209
332 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
167
276 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
158
266 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
31
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 9
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Usambara Mountains
9 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Usambara Mountains
11 Species | Adafroptilum septiguttata Weymer, 1909 | | | Antistathmoptera daltonae Tams, 1935 | | | Athletes gigas Sonthonnax, 1902 | | | Epiphora magdalena Gruenberg, 1909 | | | Gonimbrasia alcestris Weymer, 1907 | | | Micragone amaniana Darge, 2010 | | | Nudaurelia kohlli Darge, 2009 | | | Nudaurelia myrtea Rebel, 1917 | | | Pseudobunaea santini Darge, 2009 | | | Pseudoludia lilacina Weymer, 1907 | | | Pseudoludia suavis Rothschild, 1907 | |
Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Usambara Mountains
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
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