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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Yuma County (Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
231
1048
1653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
230
1047
1652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
217
1010
1581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
152
822
1335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
31
309
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
31
309
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
31
309
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
242
391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
232
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
19
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Yuma County (Colorado)
6 Genera with 9 Species
Actias Leach, 1758Asian-American moon moths1SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1775Eyed Silkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1773Imperial Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1898Port Arthur Buck Moth2SpeciesTaxom
Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 18553SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Yuma County (Colorado)
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758Luna moth
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Hemileuca nevadensis Stretch, 1872Nevada buck moth
Hemileuca oliviae Cockerell, 1898Range caterpillar
Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758Apple tree silk moth
Hyalophora columbia Smith, 1865Columbia silk moth
Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855Ceanothus silk moth
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Yuma County (Colorado)
SubfamilyArsenurinae
Jordan, 1922
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
2
3
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