Checklist for Subfamily Saturniinae Boisduval, 1837 (Giant Silkworm Moths)
and region Southeast Brazil (Brazil)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 490
6922
16136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 489
6921
16135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 468
6849
15979 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 289
5336
12590 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 60
1535
3414 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 60
1535
3414 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 59
1528
3407 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1090
2536 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 22
1044
2467 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
128
324 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 69
169 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Saturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths | 8
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Southeast Brazil
8 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for Southeast Brazil
14 Species and 1 Subspecies | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Copaxa decrescens Walker, 1855 | | | Copaxa joinvillea Schaus, 1921 | | | Copaxa mielkeorum Brechlin & M..., 2010 | | | Copaxa multifenestrata Herrich-Schä..., 1858 | | | Hyperchirioides bulaea Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849 | | | Ludia obscura aora | | | Rothschildia arethusa Walker, 1855 | | | Rothschildia aurota Cramer, 1775 | | | Rothschildia hopfferi C. Felder & ..., 1859 | | | Rothschildia jacobaeae Walker, 1855 | | | Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853 | Orizaba Silkmoth | | Saturnia (Saturnia) pyri Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Giant Emperor Moth |
Subnodes of Saturniinae with occurrences in Southeast Brazil
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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