Checklist for Subfamily Saturniinae Boisduval, 1837 (Giant Silkworm Moths)
and region Argentina (Southern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 686
10351
27232 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 684
10346
27226 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 641
10177
26822 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 398
8221
22592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 76
1998
4501 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 75
1995
4497 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 74
1988
4483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
1398
3285 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 24
1301
3119 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
127
363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 64
146 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Saturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths | 9
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Argentina
9 Genera with 22 Species
Species list for Argentina
22 Species and 3 Subspecies | Antheraea (Telea) godmani Druce, 1892 | | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Attacus paraliae Peigler, 1985 | | | Cirina forda Westwood, 1849 | Pallid Emperor Moth | | Copaxa canella Walker, 1855 | | | Copaxa decrescens Walker, 1855 | | | Copaxa flavina miranda Lemaire, 1971 | | | Copaxa multifenestrata Herrich-Schä..., 1858 | | | Copaxa rufinans Schaus, 1906 | | | Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907 | | | Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855 | Ceanothus silk moth | | Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849 | | | Rothschildia aurota Cramer, 1775 | | | Rothschildia aurota speculifera Walker, 1855 | | | Rothschildia condor Staudinger, 1894 | | | Rothschildia erycina erycina Shaw, 1795 | | | Rothschildia hesperus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Rothschildia jacobaeae Walker, 1855 | | | Rothschildia maurus Burmeister, 1880 | | | Rothschildia maurusius Draudt, 1929 | | | Rothschildia schreiteriana Breyer & Orfila, 1945 | | | Rothschildia tucumani Dognin, 1901 | | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth |
Subnodes of Saturniinae with occurrences in Argentina
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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