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Checklist for Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 (And Giant Silk Moths)
and region Zambia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
202
3129
7992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
51
1407
3745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
51
1407
3745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
1406
3743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
977
2918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
941
2847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
101
331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
38
156
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
38 Genera with 156 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRTU
Adafroptilum Darge, 20144SpeciesTaxom
Adrougeriana Darge, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Antistathmoptera Tams, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Argema Wallengren, 1847African moon moths3SpeciesTaxom
Athletes Karsch, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Aurivillius Packard, 201310SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 0Eyed Silkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Basquiniana Darge, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Bunaea Hübner, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 187913SpeciesTaxom
Campimoptilum Karsch, 20123SpeciesTaxom
Cinabra Sonthonnax, 20144SpeciesTaxom
Cirina Walker, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Decachorda Aurivillius, 19706SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19077SpeciesTaxom
Gonimbrasia Butler, 186521SpeciesTaxom
Goodia Holland, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Gynanisa Walker, 19927SpeciesTaxom
Heniocha Hübner, 18914SpeciesTaxom
Holocerina Pinhey, 18496SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchirioides Lemaire, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Imbrasia Hübner, 18996SpeciesTaxom
Lobobunaea Packard, 17937SpeciesTaxom
Ludia Wallengren, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Melanocera Sonthonnax, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Micragone Walker, 19367SpeciesTaxom
Nudaurelia Rothschild, 19729SpeciesTaxom
Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 18994SpeciesTaxom
Pselaphelia Aurivillius, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pseudantheraea Weymer, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaphelia Kirby, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Pseudimbrasia Rougeot, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 184910SpeciesTaxom
Rohaniella Bouvier, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Tagoropsis Felder, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Ubaena Karsch, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Urota Westwood, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Usta Wallengren, 18853SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
156 Species and 12 Subspecies
Adafroptilum coccineum Darge, 2013
Adafroptilum exiguum Darge, 2012
Adafroptilum incana Sonthonnax, 1899
Adafroptilum pullum Darge, 2014
Adrougeriana kasanka Darge, 2011
Adrougeriana nenia Westwood, 1849
Antistathmoptera daltonae Tams, 1935
Argema kuhnei Pinhey, 1969
Argema kuhnei kuhnei Pinhey, 1969
Argema mimosae Boisduval, 1847African Moon Moth
Athletes gigas Sonthonnax, 1902
Athletes semialba Sonthonnax, 1904
Aurivillius arata Westwood, 1849
Aurivillius aratus Westwood, 1849
Aurivillius bisinflectus Darge, 2013
Aurivillius diversus Darge, 2013
Aurivillius haszprunari Darge, 2013
Aurivillius lucidus Darge, 2013
Aurivillius oberthueri Bouvier, 1927
Aurivillius propinquus Darge, 2013
Aurivillius seydeli Rougeot, 1966
Aurivillius zambianus Darge, 2013
Automeris larra larra
Basquiniana cana Aurivillius, 1893
Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth
Bunaea caffra (Hübner, 1820)⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780
Bunaeopsis angolana Le Cerf, 1918
Bunaeopsis angolanus Le Cerf, 1918
Bunaeopsis aurantiaca Rothschild, 1895
Bunaeopsis bomfordi Pinhey, 1962
Bunaeopsis hersilia Westwood, 1849
Bunaeopsis jacksoni Jordan, 1908
Bunaeopsis jacksoni jacksoni Jordan, 1908
Bunaeopsis licharbas Maassen & We..., 1885
Bunaeopsis oubie Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
Bunaeopsis phidias Weymer, 1909
Bunaeopsis rendalli Rothschild, 1897
Bunaeopsis saffronica Pinhey, 1972
Bunaeopsis zaddachii (Dewitz, 1879)⇒ Bunaeopsis zaddachi Dewitz, 1879
Campimoptilum hollandi Butler, 1898
Campimoptilum kuntzei Dewitz, 1881
Campimoptilum simukondai Darge, 2012
Cinabra commixtus Darge, 2014
Cinabra hyperbius Westwood, 1881
Cinabra rubicundosus Darge, 2014
Cinabra versicoloris Darge, 2014
Cirina forda Westwood, 1849Pallid Emperor Moth
Cirina forda forda Westwood, 1849
Decachorda bouvieri Hering, 1929
Decachorda fulvia Druce, 1886
Decachorda orientalis Bouvier, 1930
Decachorda pomona Weymer, 1892
Decachorda rosea Aurivillius, 1898
Decachorda seydeli Rougeot, 1970
Epiphora albidus Druce, 1886
Epiphora antinorii Oberthür, 1880
Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829African Atlas moth
Epiphora kipengerensis Darge, 2007
Epiphora mythimnia Westwood, 1849
Epiphora newporti Bouyer, 2007
Epiphora rectifascia Rothschild, 1907
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) alopia Westwood, 1849
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) anna Maassen & We..., 1885
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) macrops Rebel, 1917
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) macrothyris Rothschild, 1906
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) rectilineata Sonthonnax, 1899
Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849Mopane Moth
Gonimbrasia butleri Sonthonnax, 1901
Gonimbrasia carnegiei Janse, 1918
Gonimbrasia desena Vinciguerra, 2009
Gonimbrasia dissimilis Darge, 2014
Gonimbrasia emini Butler, 1888
Gonimbrasia godarti Lemaire, 1971
Gonimbrasia gueinzii Staudinger, 1872
Gonimbrasia petiveri Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Gonimbrasia rhodina Rothschild, 1907
Gonimbrasia rhodophila Walker, 1869
Gonimbrasia staudingeri Aurivillius, 1893
Gonimbrasia staudingeri allardiana Bouyer, 1999
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea Cramer, 1775Willow tree caterpillar
Gonimbrasia wahlbergii (Boisduval, 1847)⇒ Nudaurelia wahlbergina Rougeot, 1972
Gonimbrasia zambesina Walker, 1865
Goodia kuntzei Dewitz, 1881
Gynanisa albescens Sonthonnax, 1904
Gynanisa ata Strand, 1911
Gynanisa carcassoni Rougeot, 1974
Gynanisa daula Tams, 1930
Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836Chipumi
Gynanisa nigra (Bouvier, 1927)⇒ Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836
Gynanisa thiryi Bouyer, 1992
Heniocha apollonia Cramer, 1782
Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872Marbled Emperor
Heniocha flavida (Butler, 1877)⇒ Heniocha apollonia Cramer, 1782
Heniocha marnois (Rogenhofer, 1891)⇒ Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872
Holocerina agomensis Karsch, 1896
Holocerina angulata Aurivillius, 1893
Holocerina angulata angulata Aurivillius, 1893
Holocerina rhodesiensis Janse, 1918
Holocerina smilax Westwood, 1849
Holocerina smilax smilax Westwood, 1849
Hyperchirioides agomensis (Karsch, 1893)⇒ Holocerina agomensis Karsch, 1896
Imbrasia allardi Rougeot, 1971
Imbrasia epimethea Drury, 1822
Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904
Imbrasia macrothyris Rothschild, 1906
Imbrasia obscura Butler, 1878
Imbrasia rectilineata Sonthonnax, 1899
Lobobunaea angasana Westwood, 1849
Lobobunaea basquini Rougeot, 1972
Lobobunaea falcatissima (Rougeot, 1962)⇒ Lobobunaea christyi Sharpe, 1899
Lobobunaea phaedusa Drury, 1782
Lobobunaea rosea Sonthonnax, 1901
Lobobunaea rosea werneri Bouyer, 2001
Lobobunaea saturnus Fabricius, 1793
Ludia delegorguei Boisduval, 1847
Ludia orinoptena Karsch, 1893
Melanocera parva Rothschild, 1907
Melanocera sufferti Weymer, 1896
Micragone ansorgei W. Rothschild, 1907
Micragone bilineata (Rothschild, 1907)⇒ Micragone ansorgei W. Rothschild, 1907
Micragone cana Aurivillius, 1893
Micragone kasanka Darge, 2011
Micragone lichenodes Holland, 1893
Micragone neonubifera Rougeot, 1979
Micragone nubifera Bouvier, 1936
Nudaurelia alopia Westwood, 1849
Nudaurelia anthinoides Rougeot, 1978
Nudaurelia carnegiei Janse, 1918
Nudaurelia dione Fabricius, 1793
Nudaurelia gueinzii Staudinger, 1872
Nudaurelia macrops Rebel, 1917
Nudaurelia macrothyris Rothschild, 1906
Nudaurelia rubra Bouvier, 1927
Nudaurelia wahlbergina Rougeot, 1972
Orthogonioptilum adiegetum Karsch, 1893
Orthogonioptilum adiegetum dollmani Jordan, 1922
Orthogonioptilum dollmani Jordan, 1922
Orthogonioptilum incana Sonthonnax, 1899
Pselaphelia flavivitta Walker, 1862
Pseudantheraea imperator Rougeot, 1962
Pseudaphelia apollinaris Boisduval, 1847
Pseudaphelia barotsina (Rothschild, 1907)⇒ Pseudaphelia apollinaris Boisduval, 1847
Pseudaphelia dialitha (Tams, 1930)⇒ Pseudaphelia apollinaris Boisduval, 1847
Pseudimbrasia deyrollei Thomson, 1858
Pseudimbrasia deyrollii Oberthür, 1910
Pseudobunaea alinda Sonthonnax, 1899
Pseudobunaea barnsi Bouvier, 1930
Pseudobunaea callista Jordan, 1910
Pseudobunaea heyeri Weymer, 1896
Pseudobunaea heyeri citrinarius Gaede, 1927
Pseudobunaea irius Fabricius, 1793
Pseudobunaea natalensis Aurivillius, 1893
Pseudobunaea pallens Sonthonnax, 1901
Pseudobunaea paratyrrhena Bouvier, 1927
Pseudobunaea tyrrhena Westwood, 1849
Rohaniella pygmaea Maassen & We..., 1885Pigmy Emperor
Rohaniella pygmaea pygmaea Maassen & We..., 1885
Tagoropsis flavinata Walker, 1865
Tagoropsis hanningtoni Butler, 1883
Ubaena dolabella Druce, 1886
Ubaena fuelleborniana Karsch, 1900
Ubaena periculosa Darge & Terral, 1988
Urota sinope Westwood, 1849
Urota zambiensis Darge, 2011
Usta subangulata Bouvier, 1930
Usta terpsichore Maassen & We..., 1885Cavorting Emperor
Usta terpsichore terpsichore Maassen, 1885

Subnodes of Saturniidae with occurrences in Zambia
SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
37
155
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