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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
245
1392
1801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
244
1391
1801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
232
1351
1737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
1179
1587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
30
297
379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
30
297
379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
296
379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
213
276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
207
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
28
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
9
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Guatemala
9 Genera with 8 Species
Caio Travassos & ..., 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Cicia Oiticica, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1896Imperial Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Paradirphia Michener, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Guatemala
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001
Citheronia azteca Schaus, 1896
Copaxa lavendera Westwood, 1854
Copaxa sophronia Schaus, 1921
Eacles masoni Schaus, 1896
Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
Leucanella acutissima Walker, 1865
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in West Guatemala
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
2
3
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