Checklist for Subfamily Saturniinae Boisduval, 1837 (Giant Silkworm Moths)
and region French Guiana (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 380
5457
14498 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 380
5457
14498 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 361
5373
14341 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 230
4404
12651 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 56
1832
5690 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 56
1832
5690 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 56
1832
5690 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
1400
4829 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1354
4738 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
97
375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 43
183 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Saturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths | 4
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for French Guiana
4 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for French Guiana
9 Species and 4 Subspecies | Copaxa decrescens Walker, 1855 | | | Copaxa marona Schaus, 1906 | | | Copaxa peggyae Brechlin & M..., 2013 | | | Copaxa rufinans Schaus, 1906 | | | Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907 | | | Heniocha marnois dyops Maassen, 1872 | | | Rothschildia aurota Cramer, 1775 | | | Rothschildia aurota aurota Cramer, 1775 | | | Rothschildia erycina Shaw, 1796 | | | Rothschildia erycina erycina Shaw, 1795 | | | Rothschildia hesperus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Rothschildia hesperus hesperus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Subnodes of Saturniinae with occurrences in French Guiana
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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