Checklist for Subfamily Saturniinae Boisduval, 1837 (Giant Silkworm Moths)
and region Eswatini (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 171
1130
2108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 171
1130
2108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 155
1094
2038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 109
975
1895 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
645
1296 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
643
1294 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
641
1291 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
484
1027 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
461
990 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
27
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 11
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Saturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths | 10
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Eswatini
10 Genera with 14 Species | Argema Wallengren, 1847 | African moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aurivillius Packard, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1865 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Gynanisa Walker, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holocerina Pinhey, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanocera Sonthonnax, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nudaurelia Rothschild, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urota Westwood, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Usta Wallengren, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Eswatini
14 Species and 1 Subspecies | Argema mimosae Boisduval, 1847 | African Moon Moth | | Aurivillius fusca Rothschild, 1895 | | | Gonimbrasia bubo Bouvier, 1930 | | | Gonimbrasia clarki Geertsema, 1971 | | | Gonimbrasia cytherea Fabricius, 1775 | | | Gonimbrasia wahlbergii (Boisduval, 1847) | ⇒ Nudaurelia wahlbergina Rougeot, 1972 | | Gonimbrasia wahlbergii wahlbergii Boisduval, 1847 | | | Gonimbrasia zambesina Walker, 1865 | | | Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836 | Chipumi | | Holocerina smilax Westwood, 1849 | | | Melanocera menippe Westwood, 1849 | | | Nudaurelia wahlbergina Rougeot, 1972 | | | Pseudobunaea natalensis Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Urota sinope Westwood, 1849 | | | Usta terpsichore Maassen & We..., 1885 | Cavorting Emperor |
Subnodes of Saturniinae with occurrences in Eswatini
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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