Checklist for Tribe Saturniini Boisduval, 1837
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 223
6838
56840 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 223
6838
56840 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 209
6733
56403 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 185
6591
56071 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 83
4302
27836 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 82
4295
27811 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 79
4286
27718 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
2443
17860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
2132
16193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
179
1467 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 56
751 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Saturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths | 50
744 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Saturniini
Boisduval, 1837
| 4
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Afrotropical
4 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for Afrotropical
13 Species and 1 Subspecies | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Antheraea lugardi Kirby, 1894 | | | Antheraea paphia (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Antheraea polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | | Antherina comorana (Boisduval, 1883) | ⇒ Antherina suraka Boisduval, 1833 | | Antherina suraka Boisduval, 1833 | Suraka Silk Moth | | Argema besanti Rebel, 1895 | | | Argema bouvieri (Ghesquière, 1934) | ⇒ Argema mimosae Boisduval, 1847 | | Argema fournieri Darge, 1971 | | | Argema katangensis Bouyer, 2008 | | | Argema kuhnei Pinhey, 1969 | | | Argema mimosae Boisduval, 1847 | African Moon Moth | | Argema mittrei Guérin-Ménev..., 1846 | Comet Moth | | Ceranchia apollina Butler, 1878 | | | Ceranchia apollina cribelli | |
Links, sources and further information Saturniini at afromoths.net
Saturniini at itis.gov
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