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Taxonomy of Subfamily Saturniinae Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		4179
190570
2444470		Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		3816
189502
2439455		Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		3399
186457
2415487		Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		1891
142849
2048615		Families
Genera
Species

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		322
33641
568299		Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		208
32654
567261		Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431		Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers		186
32290
560864		Families
Genera
Species

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639		Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101		Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 		Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx		14
1019
18314		Families
Genera
Species
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal		344
8362		Genera
Species
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths		144
3995		Genera
Species
Subnodes of Saturniinae Boisduval, 1837
TribeAttacini
Linnaeus, 1767
13
594		Genera
Species
TribeBunaeini
Packard, 1902
45
1069		Genera
Species
TribeEuchroini
Cooper, 2002
1
6		Genus
Species
TribeMicragonini
Bouvier, 1927
30
552		Genera
Species
TribeSaturniini
Boisduval, 1837
35
1509		Genera
Species
TribeUrotini
Packard, 1902
14
257		Genera
Species
GenusEuandrea
Watson, 1913
1Species
GenusPhilosamia
Hübner, 1819  ⇒ Desgodinsia
1Species
GenusProactias
Arora & Gupta, 1979  ⇒ Actias
1Species
GenusSagana
Walker, 1855  ⇒ Saturniodes
1Species
GenusSaturniodes
Walker, 1855  ⇒ Copaxa
1Species
GenusSonthonnaxia
Watson, 1913  ⇒ Actias
3Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Saturniinae
GermanEigentliche Pfauenspinner
EnglishGiant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths


Distribution and Species lists of Saturniinae Boisduval, 1837
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Afghanistan
9 Genera  12 SpeciesAlbania
17 Genera  29 SpeciesAlgeria
9 Genera  11 SpeciesAndorra
13 Genera  21 SpeciesAngola
35 Genera  143 SpeciesAntigua and Barbuda
9 Genera  11 SpeciesArgentina
9 Genera  22 SpeciesArmenia
8 Genera  14 SpeciesAustralia
15 Genera  41 SpeciesAustria
9 Genera  25 SpeciesAzerbaijan
7 Genera  14 SpeciesBangladesh
5 Genera  9 SpeciesBarbados
2 Genera  2 SpeciesBelarus
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBelgium
5 Genera  6 SpeciesBelize
2 Genera  5 SpeciesBenin
12 Genera  32 SpeciesBhutan
8 Genera  9 SpeciesBolivia
3 Genera  18 SpeciesBosnia and Herzegovina
7 Genera  11 SpeciesBotswana
9 Genera  15 SpeciesBrazil
13 Genera  26 SpeciesBrunei
1 Genus  2 SpeciesBulgaria
8 Genera  18 SpeciesBurkina Faso
19 Genera  39 SpeciesBurundi
12 Genera  19 SpeciesCambodia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesCameroon
34 Genera  241 SpeciesCanada
8 Genera  17 SpeciesCape Verde
3 Genera  3 SpeciesCentral African Republic
30 Genera  124 SpeciesChad
15 Genera  27 SpeciesChile
3 Genera  3 SpeciesChina
18 Genera  72 SpeciesColombia
6 Genera  21 SpeciesComoros
1 Genus  2 SpeciesCosta Rica
5 Genera  21 SpeciesCroatia
8 Genera  17 SpeciesCuba
4 Genera  9 SpeciesCyprus
5 Genera  5 SpeciesCzech Republic
2 Genera  5 SpeciesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
44 Genera  331 SpeciesDenmark
3 Genera  6 SpeciesDjibouti
7 Genera  11 SpeciesEast Timor
2 Genera  2 SpeciesEcuador
6 Genera  24 SpeciesEgypt
2 Genera  2 SpeciesEl Salvador
1 Genus  1 SpeciesEquatorial Guinea
22 Genera  72 SpeciesEritrea
15 Genera  27 SpeciesEstonia
4 Genera  4 SpeciesEthiopia
29 Genera  79 SpeciesFiji
3 Genera  3 SpeciesFinland
2 Genera  3 SpeciesFrance
14 Genera  24 SpeciesGabon
32 Genera  182 SpeciesGambia
11 Genera  13 SpeciesGeorgia
10 Genera  16 SpeciesGermany
12 Genera  16 SpeciesGhana
25 Genera  71 SpeciesGreece
10 Genera  21 SpeciesGuatemala
10 Genera  25 SpeciesGuinea
24 Genera  85 SpeciesGuinea-Bissau
3 Genera  8 SpeciesGuyana
2 Genera  3 SpeciesHonduras
4 Genera  17 SpeciesHungary
5 Genera  15 SpeciesIceland
3 Genera  3 SpeciesIndia
22 Genera  85 SpeciesIndonesia
17 Genera  81 SpeciesIran
10 Genera  12 SpeciesIreland
4 Genera  4 SpeciesIsrael
1 Genus  1 SpeciesItaly
10 Genera  26 SpeciesIvory Coast
21 Genera  74 SpeciesJamaica
2 Genera  2 SpeciesJapan
12 Genera  26 SpeciesJordan
4 Genera  4 SpeciesKazakhstan
1 Genus  1 SpeciesKenya
38 Genera  222 SpeciesKyrgyzstan
2 Genera  2 SpeciesLaos
5 Genera  5 SpeciesLatvia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesLebanon
3 Genera  3 SpeciesLesotho
6 Genera  9 SpeciesLiberia
13 Genera  27 SpeciesLiechtenstein
1 Genus  1 SpeciesLithuania
4 Genera  4 SpeciesLuxembourg
1 Genus  2 SpeciesMadagascar
11 Genera  82 SpeciesMalawi
42 Genera  167 SpeciesMalaysia
13 Genera  36 SpeciesMali
8 Genera  8 SpeciesMalta
2 Genera  2 SpeciesMauritius
3 Genera  3 SpeciesMexico
16 Genera  54 SpeciesMicronesia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMongolia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMontenegro
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMorocco
1 Genus  2 SpeciesMozambique
34 Genera  76 SpeciesMyanmar
10 Genera  23 SpeciesNamibia
17 Genera  39 SpeciesNepal
10 Genera  26 SpeciesNetherlands
10 Genera  14 SpeciesNew Zealand
10 Genera  11 SpeciesNicaragua
2 Genera  6 SpeciesNiger
8 Genera  10 SpeciesNigeria
27 Genera  87 SpeciesNorth Korea
3 Genera  3 SpeciesNorway
6 Genera  7 SpeciesPakistan
4 Genera  6 SpeciesPalau
1 Genus  1 SpeciesPanama
5 Genera  14 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
9 Genera  13 SpeciesParaguay
2 Genera  6 SpeciesPeru
5 Genera  15 SpeciesPhilippines
8 Genera  24 SpeciesPoland
2 Genera  4 SpeciesPortugal
2 Genera  3 SpeciesRepublic of the Congo
16 Genera  47 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
42 Genera  152 SpeciesRomania
6 Genera  14 SpeciesRussia
12 Genera  26 SpeciesRwanda
23 Genera  54 SpeciesSaint Kitts and Nevis
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSan Marino
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSão Tomé and Príncipe
2 Genera  3 SpeciesSaudi Arabia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSenegal
15 Genera  31 SpeciesSerbia
5 Genera  12 SpeciesSeychelles
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSierra Leone
21 Genera  61 SpeciesSingapore
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSlovakia
1 Genus  4 SpeciesSlovenia
6 Genera  15 SpeciesSolomon Islands
3 Genera  3 SpeciesSomalia
13 Genera  17 SpeciesSomaliland
6 Genera  8 SpeciesSouth Korea
7 Genera  16 SpeciesSouth Sudan
9 Genera  18 SpeciesSpain
8 Genera  11 SpeciesSri Lanka
4 Genera  10 SpeciesSudan
12 Genera  28 SpeciesSuriname
4 Genera  5 SpeciesSweden
12 Genera  17 SpeciesSwitzerland
10 Genera  11 SpeciesSyria
1 Genus  1 SpeciesTaiwan
12 Genera  37 SpeciesTajikistan
2 Genera  2 SpeciesTanzania
48 Genera  385 SpeciesThailand
10 Genera  28 SpeciesTogo
18 Genera  47 SpeciesTrinidad and Tobago
3 Genera  7 SpeciesTunisia
2 Genera  2 SpeciesTurkey
5 Genera  15 SpeciesTurkmenistan
1 Genus  1 SpeciesUganda
40 Genera  168 SpeciesUkraine
5 Genera  13 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
18 Genera  25 SpeciesUruguay
2 Genera  5 SpeciesUSA
33 Genera  77 SpeciesUzbekistan
1 Genus  1 SpeciesVenezuela
5 Genera  8 SpeciesVietnam
11 Genera  29 SpeciesYemen
3 Genera  5 SpeciesZambia
37 Genera  155 SpeciesZimbabwe
35 Genera  114 Species


Distribution on islands
#ABDGHIKLMNOPRSUVW
Alnön
1 Genus  1 SpeciesAlor Archipelago
2 Genera  1 SpeciesAlor Island
1 Genus  0 SpeciesAnjouan
1 Genus  1 SpeciesAntipodes Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBarat Daya Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBathurst Island
1 Genus  0 SpeciesBurra
1 Genus  1 SpeciesDanish Wadden Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesGrande Comore
1 Genus  2 SpeciesHebrides
1 Genus  1 SpeciesInner Hebrides
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIslands of Chile
4 Genera  5 SpeciesKai Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesLångören
1 Genus  1 SpeciesLow Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMacaronesia
4 Genera  4 SpeciesMohéli
1 Genus  1 SpeciesNorthern Isles
3 Genera  3 SpeciesOrkney Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesOuter Hebrides
1 Genus  1 SpeciesPuhtu
1 Genus  1 SpeciesRømø
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanta Cruz Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanta Cruz Island (California)
1 Genus  1 SpeciesScalloway Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesShetland Islands
2 Genera  2 SpeciesSkye
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSouth Shetland Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesStore Færder
1 Genus  1 SpeciesUist
1 Genus  1 SpeciesVancouver Island
3 Genera  3 SpeciesWellington
4 Genera  5 Species


Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds
2 Genera  2 Species


Links, sources and further information
Saturniinae at artfakta.se
Saturniinae at afromoths.net
Saturniinae at dyntaxa.se
Saturniinae at itis.gov