Checklist for Tribe Saturniini Boisduval, 1837
and region Melanesia (Oceania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 591
9292
32656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 588
9284
32647 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 562
9130
32273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 355
7129
27028 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 72
2157
6319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 70
2154
6314 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 69
2152
6306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
1436
4642 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 24
1294
4335 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 7
69
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 20
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Saturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths | 12
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Saturniini
Boisduval, 1837
| 7
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Melanesia
7 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Melanesia
10 Species and 1 Subspecies | Actias gnoma gnoma Butler, 1877 | | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Neodiphthera joiceyi Bouvier, 1928 | | | Neodiphthera roicki Brechlin, 2005 | | | Neodiphthera schaarschmidti Brechlin, 2005 | | | Neodiphthera venusta Rothschild &..., 1907 | | | Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864 | Emperor Gum Moth | | Pararhodia gyra Rothschild &..., 1905 | | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Emperor | | Syntherata janetta White, 1843 | |
Links, sources and further information Saturniini at afromoths.net
Saturniini at itis.gov
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