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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Yucatan (Southeast Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
241
1619
2220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
241
1619
2220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
235
1591
2177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
173
1396
1910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
602
868
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
602
868
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
602
868
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
425
622
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
416
613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
45
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
16
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Yucatan
16 Genera with 19 Species
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1897Eyed Silkmoths3SpeciesTaxom
Cicia Oiticica, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Dysdaemonia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1773Imperial Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Heniocha Hübner, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1855
Giant Silkworm Moth0SpeciesTaxom
Molippa Walker, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Paradirphia Michener, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Periphoba Hübner, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloscola Michener, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 18671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Yucatan
19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Adeloneivaia isara Dognin, 1905
Arsenura armida Cramer, 1779Giant Silk Moth
Automeris excreta Draudt, 1929
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Automeris moloneyi Druce, 1897
Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001
Citheronia azteca Schaus, 1896
Dysdaemonia boreas Cramer, 1775
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Heniocha marnois dyops Maassen, 1872
Hylesia lineata Druce, 1886
Molippa ninfa Schaus, 1921
Molippa rosea Druce, 1886
Periphoba arcaei Druce, 1886
Ptiloscola wellingi Lemaire, 1971
Rothschildia cincta (Tepper, 1883)⇒ Rothschildia jorulla Westwood, 1853
Rothschildia erycina Shaw, 1796
Rothschildia lebeau Guérin-Ménev..., 1868Lebeau's Rothschildia
Sphingicampa quadrilineata Grote & Robi..., 1867

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCercophaninae
Jordan, 1924
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
2
4
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