Checklist for Tribe Saturniini Boisduval, 1837
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 754
15371
60267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 750
15333
60124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 715
15096
59373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 442
12146
51799 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
3780
15848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
3774
15825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 82
3756
15683 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 30
2174
9239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 24
1968
8389 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
151
590 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 47
174 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Saturniinae
Boisduval, 1837
Giant Silkworm Moths, Silkmoths | 43
169 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Saturniini
Boisduval, 1837
| 4
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Southern Africa
4 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Southern Africa
10 Species and 1 Subspecies | Actias gnoma gnoma Butler, 1877 | | | Antheraea (Antheraea) jana Stoll, 1782 | | | Antheraea (Antheraea) yamamai Guérin-Ménev..., 1861 | Japanese oak silk moth | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Antheraea diehli Lemaire, 1979 | | | Antheraea melaina John, 1928 | | | Antheraea ornata (Guérin-Ménev..., 1861) | ⇒ Antheraea yamamai Guérin-Ménev..., 1861 | | Argema mimosae Boisduval, 1847 | African Moon Moth | | Argema occidentalis (Gaede, 1927) | ⇒ Argema mimosae Boisduval, 1847 | | Opodiphthera helena White, 1843 | Helena Emperor Moth |
Links, sources and further information Saturniini at afromoths.net
Saturniini at itis.gov
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