Checklist for Subfamily Saturniinae Boisduval, 1837 (Giant Silkworm Moths)
and region Peru (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 582
9673
29819 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 579
9667
29813 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 553
9522
29375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 356
7450
23932 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 69
2345
8261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 69
2345
8261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 68
2340
8250 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 29
1679
6401 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 25
1557
6068 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
100
382 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 46
149 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Saturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths | 5
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Peru
5 Genera with 15 Species
Species list for Peru
15 Species and 4 Subspecies | Adafroptilum bellum Darge, Nauma..., 2003 | | | Copaxa andescens | | | Copaxa belloidea | | | Copaxa medea Maassen, 1890 | | | Copaxa orientalis Lemaire, 1975 | | | Copaxa satellita Walker, 1865 | | | Copaxa wolfei Meister, Nau..., 2005 | | | Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907 | | | Rothschildia amoena Jordan, 1911 | | | Rothschildia aurota Cramer, 1775 | | | Rothschildia aurota andensis Rothschild, 1907 | | | Rothschildia aurota aurota Cramer, 1775 | | | Rothschildia erycina Shaw, 1796 | | | Rothschildia erycina erycina Shaw, 1795 | | | Rothschildia erycina nigrescens Rothschild, 1907 | | | Rothschildia inca Rothschild, 1907 | | | Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853 | Orizaba Silkmoth | | Rothschildia peruviana Rothschild, 1907 | | | Rothschildia zacateca Westwood, 1854 | |
Subnodes of Saturniinae with occurrences in Peru
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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