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Checklist for Tribe Saturniini Boisduval, 1837
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
642
38200
347168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
116
10265
78499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
109
10196
78394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
100
10120
78118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
34
6633
52128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
30
5892
45561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
8
343
2446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
162
1282
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
48
203
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSaturniini
Boisduval, 1837
14
91
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
14 Genera with 91 Species
Actias Leach, 1899Asian-American moon moths7SpeciesTaxom
Agapema Neumoegen & ..., 197215SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1892Tussah moths11SpeciesTaxom
Antheraeopsis Wood-Mason, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Calosaturnia Smith, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 201052SpeciesTaxom
Cricula Walker, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Graellsia Grote, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Metosamia Druce, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Opodiphthera Wallengren, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Perisomena Walker, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Saturnia Schrank, 1958Emperor moths12SpeciesTaxom
Syntherata Maassen, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Tropaea Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
91 Species and 15 Subspecies
Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758Luna moth
Actias luna azteca Packard, 1869
Actias luna luna Linnaeus, 1758
Actias selene Hübner, 1807Indian Luna Moth
Actias sinensis Walker, 1855Chinese moon moth
Actias truncatipennis Sonthonnax, 1899
Actias truncatispinus Sonthonnax, 1899
Agapema anona (Ottolengui, 1903)⇒ Agapema galbina Clemens, 1860
Agapema anona anona Ottolengui, 1903
Agapema anona dyari Cockerell, 1914
Agapema anona platensis Peigler & Ke..., 1993
Agapema dentifasciata Lemaire, 1973
Agapema dyari (Cockerell, 1914)⇒ Agapema galbina Clemens, 1860
Agapema galbina Clemens, 1860Greasewood Moth
Agapema galbina anona Ottolengui, 1903
Agapema galbina dentifasciata Lemaire, 1973
Agapema galbina pelora Rindge, 1966
Agapema galbina platensis
Agapema homogena Dyar, 1908Rocky Mountain agapema
Agapema pelora Rindge, 1966
Agapema platensis Peigler & Ke..., 1993
Agapema solita D.C. Ferguson, 1972
Antheraea (Antheraea) pernyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Chinese oak silk moth
Antheraea (Antheraea) yamamai Guérin-Ménev..., 1861Japanese oak silk moth
Antheraea (Telea) godmani Druce, 1892
Antheraea (Telea) montezuma Sallé, 1856
Antheraea (Telea) oculea (Neumoegen, 1883)⇒ Antheraea polyphemus Cramer, 1776
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776Giant silkworm moth
Antheraea polyphemus mexicana Schüssler, 1936
Antheraea polyphemus oculea Neumoegen, 1883
Antheraea polyphemus olivacea Ferguson, 1972
Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus
Antheraea hartii (Moore, 1892)⇒ Antheraea pernyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Calosaturnia albofasciata J.W. Johnson, 1938
Calosaturnia mendocino Behrens, 1876
Calosaturnia walterorum Hogue & J.W...., 1958
Copaxa andescens
Copaxa australoescalantei Brechlin & M..., 2010
Copaxa belloidea
Copaxa canella Walker, 1855
Copaxa chimaltenangensis
Copaxa conlani Brechlin & M..., 2010
Copaxa copaxoides Dyar, 1912
Copaxa curvilinea Schaus, 1912
Copaxa cydippe Druce, 1894
Copaxa decrescens Walker, 1855
Copaxa denda Druce, 1894
Copaxa denhezi Claude Lemaire, 1971
Copaxa escalantei Lemaire, 1971
Copaxa evelynae Wolfe & Lemaire, 1993
Copaxa expandens Walker, 1855
Copaxa flavina Draudt, 1929
Copaxa flavina miranda Lemaire, 1971
Copaxa flavobrunnea Bouvier, 1930
Copaxa intermediata Wolfe, 2005
Copaxa joinvillea Schaus, 1921
Copaxa koenigi Lemaire, 1974
Copaxa lavendera Westwood, 1854
Copaxa lavenderoguatemalensis Brechlin & M..., 2010
Copaxa lavenderohidalgensis Brechlin & M..., 2010
Copaxa mannana Dyar, 1914
Copaxa marona Schaus, 1906
Copaxa mazaorum Lemaire, 1982
Copaxa medea Maassen, 1890
Copaxa mielkeorum Brechlin & M..., 2010
Copaxa moinieri Lemaire, 1974
Copaxa muellerana Dyar, 1920
Copaxa multifenestrata Herrich-Schä..., 1858
Copaxa orientalis Lemaire, 1975
Copaxa pascoandensis Brechlin & M..., 2010
Copaxa peggyae Brechlin & M..., 2013
Copaxa rudloffi Brechlin & M..., 2010
Copaxa rufinans Schaus, 1906
Copaxa rufstralica
Copaxa sapatoza Westwood, 1854
Copaxa satellita Walker, 1865
Copaxa semioculata C. & R. Felder, 1874
Copaxa simson Maassen, 1881
Copaxa sophronia Schaus, 1921
Copaxa syntheratoides Rothschild, 1895
Copaxa troetschi Druce, 1886
Copaxa trotschi Druce, 1886
Copaxa trottierorum Beneluz, 1986
Copaxa wolfei Meister, Nau..., 2005
Copaxa yungallita
Copaxa yungaskoenigoides Brechlin & M..., 2010
Copaxa yungaspandens Brechlin & M..., 2010
Copaxa yungescens Brechlin & M..., 2010
Cricula trifenestrata agria Jordan, 1909
Graellsia isabellae (Graells, 1849)⇒ Actias isabellae Graells, 1849
Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864Emperor Gum Moth
Perisomena caecigena Kupido, 1825Autumn Emperor Moth
Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758Emperor
Saturnia (Eudia) pavoniella Scopoli, 1763
Saturnia (Saturnia) pyri Denis & Schi..., 1775Giant Emperor Moth
Saturnia albofasciata Johnson, 1938White-streaked Saturnia
Saturnia alpina Favre., 1897
Saturnia anona Ottolengui, 1903
Saturnia borealis Rangnow, 1935
Saturnia brunnea Gschwandnern., 1923
Saturnia euryalus
Saturnia homogena Dyar, 1908
Saturnia mendocino Behrens, 1876Maculated flounder
Saturnia walterorum Hogue & Johnson, 1958Walter's Saturnia Moth
Tropaea luna


Links, sources and further information
Saturniini at afromoths.net
Saturniini at itis.gov