Checklist for Subfamily Saturniinae Boisduval, 1837 (Giant Silkworm Moths)
and region Guanacaste (Costa Rica)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 457
7259
13553 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 456
7258
13553 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 437
7171
13366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 313
6307
12223 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 63
2133
5264 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 63
2133
5264 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 62
2132
5263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
1479
3860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
1415
3780 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
96
312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 37
114 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Saturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths | 4
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Guanacaste
4 Genera with 16 Species
Species list for Guanacaste
16 Species and 2 Subspecies | Copaxa curvilinea Schaus, 1912 | | | Copaxa escalantei Lemaire, 1971 | | | Copaxa moinieri Lemaire, 1974 | | | Copaxa multifenestrata Herrich-Schä..., 1858 | | | Copaxa rufinans Schaus, 1906 | | | Copaxa rufstralica | | | Copaxa simson Maassen, 1881 | | | Copaxa syntheratoides Rothschild, 1895 | | | Copaxa troetschi Druce, 1886 | | | Copaxa trottierorum Beneluz, 1986 | | | Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907 | | | Heniocha marnois dyops Maassen, 1872 | | | Rothschildia erycina Shaw, 1796 | | | Rothschildia lebeau Guérin-Ménev..., 1868 | Lebeau's Rothschildia | | Rothschildia lebeau aroma Schaus, 1905 | | | Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853 | Orizaba Silkmoth | | Rothschildia triloba W. Rothschild, 1907 | |
Subnodes of Saturniinae with occurrences in Guanacaste
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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