Checklist for Subfamily Saturniinae Boisduval, 1837 (Giant Silkworm Moths)
and region Greater Antilles (Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 564
8134
21516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 561
8124
21499 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 540
8028
21287 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 328
6275
16581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 73
2158
5515 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 73
2158
5515 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 73
2158
5515 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1330
3532 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 22
1248
3328 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
88
231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 33
59 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Saturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths | 7
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Greater Antilles
7 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Greater Antilles
12 Species | Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773 | Promethea moth | | Copaxa denda Druce, 1894 | | | Copaxa escalantei Lemaire, 1971 | | | Copaxa moinieri Lemaire, 1974 | | | Copaxa rufinans Schaus, 1906 | | | Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907 | | | Orthogonioptilum klinzigi Darge, 1988 | | | Philosamia ricini Boisduval, 1856 | Castor silkworm | | Rothschildia erycina Shaw, 1796 | | | Rothschildia lebeau Guérin-Ménev..., 1868 | Lebeau's Rothschildia | | Rothschildia triloba W. Rothschild, 1907 | | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth |
Subnodes of Saturniinae with occurrences in Greater Antilles
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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