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Checklist for Tribe Saturniini Boisduval, 1837
and region China (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
999
16363
78101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
996
16356
78088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
922
16029
77370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
11801
60222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
3395
12660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
83
3379
12640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
80
3361
12516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
32
2326
8722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
28
2103
7702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
8
127
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
22
77
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
18
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSaturniini
Boisduval, 1837
12
63
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for China
12 Genera with 63 Species
Actias Leach, 2007Asian-American moon moths16SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1858Tussah moths7SpeciesTaxom
Argema Wallengren, 1897African moon moths1SpeciesTaxom
Caligula Moore, 18477SpeciesTaxom
Cricula Walker, 19995SpeciesTaxom
Eriogyna Jordan, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Graellsia Grote, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Loepa Moore, 193910SpeciesTaxom
Rhodinia Staudinger, 20014SpeciesTaxom
Rinaca Moore, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Saturnia Schrank, 2009Emperor moths9SpeciesTaxom
Solus Watson, 19942SpeciesTaxom


Species list for China
63 Species and 3 Subspecies
Actias arianeae Brechlin, 2007
Actias artemis BREMER & GREY, 1853Oomizuao
Actias chrisbrechlinae Brechlin, 2007
Actias dubernardi Oberthür, 1897Chinese Luna Moth
Actias felicis Oberthür, 1896
Actias guangxiana
Actias kongjiara Chu & Wang, 1993
Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758Luna moth
Actias maenas Doubleday, 1847Malaysian moon moth
Actias neidhoeferi Ong & Yu, 1968
Actias ningpoana Fielder, 1862Chinese moon moth
Actias selene Hübner, 1807Indian Luna Moth
Actias selene ningpoana Felder, 1862
Actias sinensis Walker, 1855Chinese moon moth
Actias uljanae Brechlin, 2007
Actias winbrechlini Brechlin, 2007
Antheraea (Antheraea) pernyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Chinese oak silk moth
Antheraea (Antheraea) roylii Moore, 1859
Antheraea (Antheraea) yamamai Guérin-Ménev..., 1861Japanese oak silk moth
Antheraea yamamai ussuriensis Schachbazov, 1953
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776Giant silkworm moth
Antheraea assamensis Helfer, 1837Assam Silkmoth
Antheraea roylei Moore, 1858
Argema dubernardi Oberthür, 1897
Caligula anna Moore, 1865
Caligula cachara Moore, 1872
Caligula japonica Moore, 1862Japanese Giant Silkworm
Caligula jonasi Butler, 1877Jonasi Silkmoth
Caligula kitchingi Brechlin, 2001
Caligula lindia Moore, 1865
Caligula simla Westwood, 1847
Cricula australosinica Brechlin, 2004
Cricula hainanensis Brechlin, 2004
Cricula trifenestrata Helfer, 1837Cricula Silkmoth
Cricula variabilis Naumann & Lö..., 2010
Cricula vietnama Brechlin, Na..., 1999
Eriogyna pyretorum Westwood, 1847
Graellsia isabellae (Graells, 1849)⇒ Actias isabellae Graells, 1849
Loepa damartis Jordan, 1911
Loepa katinka Westwood, 1848Golden Emperor Moth
Loepa mirandula Yen & al., 2000
Loepa oberthuri Leech, 1890
Loepa obscuromarginata Naumann, 1998
Loepa siamensis Brechlin, 2010
Loepa sikkima Moore, 1865
Loepa sikkma Moore, 1865
Loepa sinjaevi Brechlin, 2004
Loepa yunnana Mell, 1939
Rhodinia fugax Butler, 1877
Rhodinia rudloffi Brechlin, 2001
Rhodinia silkae Brechlin & v..., 2010
Rhodinia tenzingyatsoi Naumann, 2001
Rinaca kitchingi (Brechlin, 2001)⇒ Caligula kitchingi Brechlin, 2001
Rinaca zuleika Hope, 1843
Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758Emperor
Saturnia (Eudia) pavoniella Scopoli, 1763
Saturnia (Rinaca) anna (Moore, 1865)⇒ Caligula cachara Moore, 1872
Saturnia (Rinaca) zuleika (Hope, 1843)⇒ Rinaca zuleika Hope, 1843
Saturnia (Saturnia) pyri Denis & Schi..., 1775Giant Emperor Moth
Saturnia japonica (Moore, 1872)⇒ Caligula japonica Moore, 1862
Saturnia pyretorum Westwood, 1847
Saturnia sinanna Naumann & Nä..., 2010
Saturnia taibaishanis Brechlin, 2009
Solus parvifenestrata Bryk, 1944
Solus parvifenestratus sinjaevi Nässig, 1994


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