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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Venezuela (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
6372
16248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
6368
16244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
487
6239
15904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
306
5004
13441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1585
3960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1585
3960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
63
1583
3957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1111
3010
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1021
2848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
77
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
30
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Venezuela
30 Genera with 67 Species
#ACDEGHLMOPRS
Adelocephala Duponchel, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths13SpeciesTaxom
Catacantha Bouvier, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom
Cerodirphia Michener, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Citioica Travassos & ..., 18541SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Copiopteryx Duncan & Wes..., 19053SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1775Imperial Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Gamelia Hübner, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Hirpida Draudt, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 191312SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Lobobunaea Packard, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1971Giant Silkworm Moth4SpeciesTaxom
Molippa Walker, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Othorene Boisduval, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Periga Walker, 19853SpeciesTaxom
Pseudautomeris Lemaire, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloscola Michener, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 19715SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 18672SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
67 Species and 2 Subspecies
Adelocephala bellardi Schaus, 1928
Adelocephala hovata Bouvier, 1927
Adeloneivaia acuta Schaus, 1896
Adeloneivaia subangulata Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Arsenura armida Cramer, 1779Giant Silk Moth
Arsenura sylla Cramer, 1779
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris dagmarae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris excreta Draudt, 1929
Automeris hamata Schaus, 1906
Automeris incarnata Walker, 1865
Automeris larra Walker, 1855
Automeris liberia Cramer, 1780
Automeris meridiana Schaus, 1906
Automeris meridionalis Bouvier, 1934
Automeris metzli Sallé, 1853
Automeris praemargaritae Lemaire, 2002
Automeris vomona Schaus, 1906
Automeris zurobara Druce, 1886
Cerodirphia avenata Max Wilhelm ..., 1930
Citheronia aroa Schaus, 1896
Citheronia hamifera Rothschild, 1907
Citioica anthonilis (Herrich-Schä..., 1854)⇒ Citioica guayensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Copaxa semioculata C. & R. Felder, 1874
Copiopteryx derceto Maassen, 1872
Copiopteryx semiramis Cramer, 1779
Copiopteryx sonthonnaxi André, 1905
Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Eacles penelope Cramer, 1775
Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
Gamelia rubriluna Walker, 1862
Hylesia andrei Dognin, 1923
Hylesia caripitox Orfila, 1952
Hylesia cedomnibus Dyar, 1913
Hylesia coex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia composita Dognin, 1912
Hylesia index Dyar, 1913
Hylesia lolamex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia metabus Cramer, 1775Ashen moth
Hylesia mortifex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia pollex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia schausi Dyar, 1913
Hylesia tapabex Dyar, 1913
Hyperchiria carabobensis Brechlin & M..., 2010
Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779
Hyperchiria orodes Boisduval, 1875
Leucanella contempta Lemaire, 1966
Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849
Lonomia achelous Cramer, 1777
Lonomia camox Lemaire, 1971
Lonomia pseudobliqua Lemaire, 1973
Lonomia venezuelensis Lemaire, 1971
Molippa nibasa Maassen & We..., 1885
Oxytenis modestia Cramer, 1780Tropical American Silkworm Moth
Periga aurantiaca Lemaire, 1971
Periga cynira Cramer, 1777
Periga rasplusi Lemaire, 1985
Pseudautomeris salmonea Cramer, 1777
Pseudodirphia eumedide Stoll, 1782
Rothschildia aurota Cramer, 1775
Rothschildia aurota aurota Cramer, 1775
Rothschildia erycina erycina Shaw, 1795
Rothschildia hesperus Linnaeus, 1758
Rothschildia paucidentata C. Lemaire, 1971
Samia cynthia Drury, 1773Ailanthus silk moth
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780
Syssphinx quadrilineata Grote & Robi..., 1867

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Venezuela
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
14
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyteninae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
5
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