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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region West Central Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
414
4554
9126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
413
4553
9125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
396
4477
8941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
246
3247
6423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
44
975
1743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
44
975
1743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
43
970
1742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
714
1371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
696
1352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
75
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
39
68
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Central Brazil
39 Genera with 68 Species
#ACDEHLMOPRT
Adelocephala Duponchel, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Agapema Neumoegen & ..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Almeidaia Travassos, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Anisota Hübner, 1773Oakworms1SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1856Tussah moths1SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 19205SpeciesTaxom
Asthenia Westwood, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Automerina Michener, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1912Eyed Silkmoths9SpeciesTaxom
Catacantha Bouvier, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Cerodirphia Michener, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Ceropoda Michener, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Cicia Oiticica, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Citioica Travassos & ..., 18541SpeciesTaxom
Coloradia Blake, 1912Pinemoths1SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1775Imperial Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Eubergia Bouvier, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Eubergioides Michener, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Euleucophaeus Walker, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Eupackardia Cockerell, 1853Calleta Silkmoth1SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1874Port Arthur Buck Moth4SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1855
Giant Silkworm Moth0SpeciesTaxom
Megaceresa Michener, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Molippa Walker, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Ormiscodes Blanchard, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Periga Walker, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Psilopygida Michener, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Travassosula Michener, 19211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Central Brazil
68 Species and 2 Subspecies
Adelocephala hodeva Druce, 1904
Adeloneivaia catharina Bouvier, 1927
Agapema homogena Dyar, 1908Rocky Mountain agapema
Almeidaia aidae O. Mielke & ..., 1981
Anisota virginiensis Drury, 1773Brown anisota
Antheraea (Telea) montezuma Sallé, 1856
Arsenura armida Cramer, 1779Giant Silk Moth
Arsenura meander Walker, 1855
Arsenura orbignyana Guérin-Ménev..., 1884
Arsenura pandora Klug, 1836Autumn Emperor Moth
Arsenura rebeli Gschwandner, 1920
Asthenia lactucina Cramer, 1780
Automerina cypria (Gmelin, 1788)⇒ Automerina tatianae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris cecrops Boisduval, 1875Cecrops eyed Silkmoth
Automeris eogena R. Felder & ..., 1874
Automeris excreta Draudt, 1929
Automeris granulosus Conte, 1906
Automeris hebe Walker, 1865
Automeris illustris Walker, 1855
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Automeris larra larra
Automeris melmon Dyar, 1912
Catacantha latifasciata Bouvier, 1930
Catacantha obliqua Bouvier, 1930
Cerodirphia apunctata Dias & Lemaire, 1991
Ceropoda tibialis Rothschild, 1907
Cicia crocata Boisduval, 1872
Citheronia laocoon Cramer, 1770
Citheronia phoronea Cramer, 1779
Citioica anthonilis (Herrich-Schä..., 1854)⇒ Citioica guayensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Coloradia euphrosyne Dyar, 1912
Copaxa lavendera Westwood, 1854
Copaxa muellerana Dyar, 1920
Copaxa multifenestrata Herrich-Schä..., 1858
Dirphia triangulum Walker, 1855
Dirphia trisignata Felder, 1874
Eacles barnesi Schaus, 1905
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Eacles lemairei Rego Barros ..., 1973
Eacles penelope Cramer, 1775
Eubergia caisa Berg, 1883
Eubergioides bertha Schaus, 1896
Eupackardia calleta Westwood, 1853Calleta Silkmoth
Hemileuca dyari Draudt, 1930
Hemileuca lares Druce, 1897
Hemileuca numa Druce, 1887
Hemileuca rubridorsa R. Felder, 1874
Hylesia andrei Dognin, 1923
Hylesia iola Dyar, 1913
Hylesia leilex Dyar, 1913
Hyperchiria orodes Boisduval, 1875
Leucanella leucane Geyer, 1837
Leucanella memusae Walker, 1855
Megaceresa pulchra Bouvier, 1923
Molippa basinoides Bouvier, 1926
Molippa nibasa Maassen & We..., 1885
Molippa superba Burmeister, 1878
Oxytenis naemia Druce, 1906
Periga circumstans Walker, 1855
Periga falcata Walker, 1855
Pseudodirphia eumedidoides Vuillot, 1892
Psilopygida walkeri Grote, 1867
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777
Rothschildia aurota Cramer, 1775
Rothschildia jacobaeae Walker, 1855
Rothschildia lebeau Guérin-Ménev..., 1868Lebeau's Rothschildia
Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853Orizaba Silkmoth
Travassosula subfumata Schaus, 1921

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in West Central Brazil
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
19
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOxyteninae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
5
10
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