Checklist for Subfamily Saturniinae Boisduval, 1837 (Giant Silkworm Moths)
and region Leeward Islands (Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 432
3970
7377 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 429
3965
7370 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 412
3896
7245 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 264
3041
5797 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
1171
2156 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 54
1171
2156 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 52
1168
2153 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
807
1569 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
753
1472 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
41
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 8
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Saturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Leeward Islands
6 Genera with 6 Species
Species list for Leeward Islands
6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Subnodes of Saturniinae with occurrences in Leeward Islands
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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