Checklist for Subfamily Saturniinae Boisduval, 1837 (Giant Silkworm Moths)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 758
16427
71407 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 755
16419
71389 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 702
16115
70324 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 413
12496
58285 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 88
3391
13725 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
3386
13719 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 83
3368
13692 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 31
2289
9881 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 27
2096
9140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
168
741 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 86
375 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Saturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths | 13
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Brazil
13 Genera with 26 Species | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | Attacus Linnaeus, 1767 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Copaxa Walker, 1858 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Gynanisa Walker, 1855 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperchirioides Lemaire, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lobobunaea Packard, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudaphelia Kirby, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rothschildia Grote, 1855 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1775 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Brazil
26 Species and 3 Subspecies | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Copaxa decrescens Walker, 1855 | | | Copaxa flavina Draudt, 1929 | | | Copaxa flavobrunnea Bouvier, 1930 | | | Copaxa joinvillea Schaus, 1921 | | | Copaxa mielkeorum Brechlin & M..., 2010 | | | Copaxa multifenestrata Herrich-Schä..., 1858 | | | Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907 | | | Hyperchirioides bulaea Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Imbrasia chevalia Stoneham, 1933 | | | Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849 | | | Ludia obscura aora | | | Pseudaphelia apollinaris paleacea Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | | | Rothschildia arethusa Walker, 1855 | | | Rothschildia aurota Cramer, 1775 | | | Rothschildia aurota speculifera Walker, 1855 | | | Rothschildia erycina Shaw, 1796 | | | Rothschildia hesperus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Rothschildia hopfferi C. Felder & ..., 1859 | | | Rothschildia jacobaeae Walker, 1855 | | | Rothschildia jorulla Westwood, 1853 | Jorulla silkmoth | | Rothschildia mussehli Schaus, 1941 | | | Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853 | Orizaba Silkmoth | | Rothschildia prionia Rothschild, 1907 | | | Rothschildia speculifer Walker, 1855 | | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Saturnia (Saturnia) pyri Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Giant Emperor Moth |
Subnodes of Saturniinae with occurrences in Brazil
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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