Checklist for Subfamily Saturniinae Boisduval, 1837 (Giant Silkworm Moths)
and region Caribbean (America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 657
12365
38331 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 653
12348
38295 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 627
12188
37884 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 383
9584
30287 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 84
3355
9380 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 84
3355
9380 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 82
3350
9375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 29
2160
6273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 26
2017
5902 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 7
136
378 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 55
128 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Saturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths | 20
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Caribbean
20 Genera with 32 Species | Adafroptilum Darge, 2014 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callosamia Packard, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copaxa Walker, 1906 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Goodia Holland, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holocerina Pinhey, 1978 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lobobunaea Packard, 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maltagorea Bouyer, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micragone Walker, 2014 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nudaurelia Rothschild, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philosamia Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rothschildia Grote, 1907 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1775 | Emperor moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tagoropsiella Darge, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tagoropsis Felder, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Caribbean
32 Species and 2 Subspecies | Adafroptilum aberfoylensis Darge, 2014 | | | Adafroptilum occidaneum Darge, 2008 | | | Adafroptilum violaceum Darge, 2014 | | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773 | Promethea moth | | Copaxa decrescens Walker, 1855 | | | Copaxa denda Druce, 1894 | | | Copaxa escalantei Lemaire, 1971 | | | Copaxa marona Schaus, 1906 | | | Copaxa moinieri Lemaire, 1974 | | | Copaxa rufinans Schaus, 1906 | | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907 | | | Goodia praedicta Bouyer, 2009 | | | Holocerina prosti (Rougeot, 1978) | ⇒ Holocerina istsariensis Stoneham, 1962 | | Imbrasia chevalia Stoneham, 1933 | | | Lobobunaea sorangei Bouyer, 2012 | | | Ludia obscura aora | | | Maltagorea ambahona Basquin, 2013 | | | Micragone lenzi Darge, 2014 | | | Nudaurelia wahlbergina Rougeot, 1972 | | | Orthogonioptilum klinzigi Darge, 1988 | | | Philosamia ricini Boisduval, 1856 | Castor silkworm | | Rothschildia aurota Cramer, 1775 | | | 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 | | Saturnia (Saturnia) pyri Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Giant Emperor Moth | | Tagoropsiella nyikensis Bouyer, 2000 | | | Tagoropsis hecqui Bouyer, 1989 | |
Subnodes of Saturniinae with occurrences in Caribbean
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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