Checklist for Subfamily Saturniinae Boisduval, 1837 (Giant Silkworm Moths)
and region Meghalaya (Assam, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 181
1299
2362 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 181
1299
2362 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 169
1269
2326 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 124
1158
2193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 39
619
1038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 39
619
1038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 39
619
1038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
481
823 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
471
812 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
56
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 14
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Saturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths | 11
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Meghalaya
11 Genera with 15 Species | Actias Leach, 1807 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1859 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Archaeoattacus Watson, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Attacus Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caligula Moore, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cricula Walker, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemaireia Nässig & Hol..., 0 | Moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Loepa Moore, 1848 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Philosamia Hübner, 1819 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1862 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1854 | Emperor moths | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Meghalaya
15 Species and 1 Subspecies | Actias selene Hübner, 1807 | Indian Luna Moth | | Antheraea (Antheraea) roylii Moore, 1859 | | | Archaeoattacus edwardsii White, 1859 | | | Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlas Moth | | Caligula cachara Moore, 1872 | | | Caligula simla Westwood, 1847 | | | Cricula trifenestrata Helfer, 1837 | Cricula Silkmoth | | Lemaireia luteopeplus luteopeplus | | | Loepa diffunoccidentalis Brechlin, 2010 | | | Loepa katinka Westwood, 1848 | Golden Emperor Moth | | Samia canningii Hutton, 1859 | | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Samia walkeri (Felder, 1862) | ⇒ Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | | Saturnia lesoudieri Le Moult, 1933 | | | Saturnia thibeta Westwood, 1854 | |
Subnodes of Saturniinae with occurrences in Meghalaya
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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