Checklist for Subfamily Saturniinae Boisduval, 1837 (Giant Silkworm Moths)
and region Antilles (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 624
10531
30355 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 620
10516
30326 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 595
10384
30019 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 368
8207
24054 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 80
2747
7248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 80
2747
7248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 78
2744
7245 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
1781
4834 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 24
1670
4535 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
106
264 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 39
67 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Saturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths | 12
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Antilles
12 Genera with 18 Species | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callosamia Packard, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copaxa Walker, 1906 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Goodia Holland, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philosamia Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rothschildia Grote, 1907 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1758 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Antilles
18 Species and 2 Subspecies | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773 | Promethea moth | | Copaxa denda Druce, 1894 | | | Copaxa escalantei Lemaire, 1971 | | | Copaxa moinieri Lemaire, 1974 | | | Copaxa rufinans Schaus, 1906 | | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907 | | | Goodia praedicta Bouyer, 2009 | | | Imbrasia chevalia Stoneham, 1933 | | | Ludia obscura aora | | | Orthogonioptilum klinzigi Darge, 1988 | | | Philosamia ricini Boisduval, 1856 | Castor silkworm | | Rothschildia erycina Shaw, 1796 | | | Rothschildia erycina luciana Rothschild, 1907 | | | Rothschildia lebeau Guérin-Ménev..., 1868 | Lebeau's Rothschildia | | Rothschildia triloba W. Rothschild, 1907 | | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Emperor |
Subnodes of Saturniinae with occurrences in Antilles
Links, sources and further information Saturniinae at artfakta.se
Saturniinae at afromoths.net
Saturniinae at dyntaxa.se
Saturniinae at itis.gov
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