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Taxonomy of Tribe Saturniini Boisduval, 1837


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
14
1019
18314
Families
Genera
Species
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
344
8362
Genera
Species
SubfamilySaturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths
144
3995
Genera
Species
TribeSaturniini
Boisduval, 1837
35
1509
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Saturniini Boisduval, 1837
GenusActias
Leach, 1815
Asian-American moon moths, Moon moth, Moon Moths
144Species
GenusAgapema
Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
17Species
GenusAngas
Wallengren, 1865
0Species
GenusAntheraea
Hübner, 1819
Tussah moths, Tussar Moths
264Species
GenusAntheraeopsis
Wood-Mason, 1886
13Species
GenusAntherina
Sonthonnax, 1901
7Species
GenusArgema
Wallengren, 1858
  ⇒ Actias
African moon moths, Moon moths
39Species
GenusAustrocaligula
Cockerell in Packard, 1914
  ⇒ Opodiphthera
9Species
GenusCaligula
Moore, 1862
  ⇒ Paralacydes
70Species
GenusCalosaturnia
Smith, 1886
  ⇒ Saturnia
4Species
GenusCeranchia
Butler, 1878
9Species
GenusChrysodesmia
Röber, 1925
1Species
GenusCometesia
Bouvier, 1928
  ⇒ Argema
1Species
GenusCopaxa
Walker, 1855
160Species
GenusCricula
Walker, 1855
98Species
GenusEriogyna
Jordan, 1911
20Species
GenusEudia
Schrank, 1802
  ⇒ Pavonia
Emperor moths, Saturnia moths
6Species
GenusGraellsia
Grote, 1896
16Species
GenusLemaireia
Nässig & Holloway, 1987
Moon moths
15Species
GenusLoepa
Moore, 1859
86Species
GenusLoepantheraea
Toxopeus, 1940
1Species
GenusMetosamia
Druce, 1892
  ⇒ Antheraea
0Species
GenusNeodiphthera
Fletcher, 1982
52Species
GenusNeoris
Moore, 1862
27Species
GenusOpodiphthera
Wallengren, 1858
35Species
GenusPararhodia
Cockerell, 1914
8Species
GenusPerisomena
Walker, 1855
18Species
GenusRhodia
Moore, 1872
  ⇒ Rhodinia
1Species
GenusRhodinia
Staudinger, 1892
34Species
GenusRinaca
Moore, 1862
34Species
GenusSaturnia
Schrank, 1802
Emperor moths, Saturnia moths, Typical emperor moths
249Species
GenusSolus
Watson, 1913
  ⇒ Zyras (Lastia)
12Species
GenusSyntherata
Maassen, 1873
56Species
GenusTelea
Hübner, 1819
  ⇒ Lita
2Species
GenusTropaea
Hübner, 1819
  ⇒ Actias
1Species


Distribution and Species lists of Saturniini Boisduval, 1837
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Afghanistan
3 Genera  6 Species
Albania
2 Genera  8 Species
Algeria
1 Genus  2 Species
Andorra
3 Genera  4 Species
Angola
1 Genus  1 Species
Argentina
2 Genera  7 Species
Armenia
4 Genera  10 Species
Australia
8 Genera  31 Species
Austria
3 Genera  20 Species
Azerbaijan
2 Genera  8 Species
Bangladesh
3 Genera  7 Species
Barbados
1 Genus  1 Species
Belarus
1 Genus  1 Species
Belgium
2 Genera  3 Species
Belize
1 Genus  2 Species
Bhutan
6 Genera  6 Species
Bolivia
1 Genus  7 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3 Genera  6 Species
Brazil
3 Genera  8 Species
Brunei
1 Genus  2 Species
Bulgaria
2 Genera  11 Species
Cameroon
2 Genera  1 Species
Canada
3 Genera  3 Species
Cape Verde
1 Genus  1 Species
Chile
1 Genus  1 Species
China
12 Genera  63 Species
Colombia
1 Genus  7 Species
Comoros
1 Genus  2 Species
Costa Rica
2 Genera  15 Species
Croatia
3 Genera  12 Species
Cuba
1 Genus  4 Species
Cyprus
3 Genera  3 Species
Czech Republic
1 Genus  4 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 Genus  4 Species
Denmark
3 Genera  6 Species
East Timor
1 Genus  1 Species
Ecuador
1 Genus  6 Species
Estonia
2 Genera  2 Species
Ethiopia
1 Genus  1 Species
Fiji
1 Genus  1 Species
Finland
2 Genera  3 Species
France
7 Genera  13 Species
Georgia
5 Genera  11 Species
Germany
7 Genera  12 Species
Greece
4 Genera  13 Species
Guatemala
4 Genera  12 Species
Honduras
2 Genera  11 Species
Hungary
3 Genera  13 Species
India
12 Genera  72 Species
Indonesia
9 Genera  53 Species
Iran
7 Genera  9 Species
Ireland
2 Genera  2 Species
Israel
1 Genus  1 Species
Italy
3 Genera  19 Species
Japan
7 Genera  20 Species
Kazakhstan
1 Genus  1 Species
Kenya
1 Genus  3 Species
Kyrgyzstan
1 Genus  1 Species
Laos
4 Genera  4 Species
Latvia
1 Genus  1 Species
Liberia
1 Genus  4 Species
Liechtenstein
1 Genus  1 Species
Lithuania
1 Genus  1 Species
Luxembourg
1 Genus  2 Species
Madagascar
4 Genera  17 Species
Malawi
2 Genera  2 Species
Malaysia
8 Genera  24 Species
Mauritius
1 Genus  1 Species
Mexico
8 Genera  29 Species
Montenegro
1 Genus  1 Species
Morocco
1 Genus  2 Species
Mozambique
2 Genera  2 Species
Myanmar
7 Genera  19 Species
Namibia
1 Genus  2 Species
Nepal
7 Genera  23 Species
Netherlands
3 Genera  4 Species
New Zealand
4 Genera  5 Species
Nicaragua
1 Genus  2 Species
Nigeria
1 Genus  0 Species
North Korea
2 Genera  2 Species
Norway
2 Genera  3 Species
Pakistan
2 Genera  4 Species
Panama
1 Genus  3 Species
Papua New Guinea
6 Genera  8 Species
Peru
1 Genus  6 Species
Philippines
4 Genera  14 Species
Poland
1 Genus  3 Species
Portugal
1 Genus  2 Species
Republic South Africa
4 Genera  9 Species
Romania
3 Genera  11 Species
Russia
9 Genera  23 Species
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1 Genus  1 Species
San Marino
1 Genus  1 Species
Serbia
3 Genera  10 Species
Slovakia
1 Genus  4 Species
Slovenia
3 Genera  12 Species
Solomon Islands
1 Genus  1 Species
South Korea
5 Genera  14 Species
Spain
5 Genera  6 Species
Sri Lanka
3 Genera  8 Species
Suriname
1 Genus  1 Species
Sweden
6 Genera  10 Species
Switzerland
5 Genera  7 Species
Taiwan
9 Genera  31 Species
Tajikistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Tanzania
2 Genera  5 Species
Thailand
6 Genera  21 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
2 Genera  4 Species
Tunisia
1 Genus  1 Species
Turkey
3 Genera  13 Species
Uganda
2 Genera  2 Species
Ukraine
3 Genera  11 Species
United Kingdom
7 Genera  12 Species
USA
12 Genera  34 Species
Uzbekistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Venezuela
1 Genus  1 Species
Vietnam
8 Genera  26 Species
Zambia
1 Genus  2 Species
Zimbabwe
1 Genus  1 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


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