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Saturniidae of the World Checklist

Background

Nearly 3300 saturniid species have been described, but only about 1800 of these species are thought to be valid. These species are assigned to 9 subfamilies and 176 genera. Because there is no recent global Checklist for the family, the present list, of 1892 species is incomplete. It provides a comprehensive summary of species known from Australia, Europe, North and South America but species lists for Asia and Africa are incomplete.

Finding a Species

You can either find a particular species using the search function or view all species by clicking on a particular subfamily in the list below.

Errors or Updates

If you detect errors or overlooked updates in taxonomic status, please follow this link and fill out the form. Your comments will be directed to the appropriate taxonomic specialist for consideration. If you would like to view a fully detailed species list for this campaign please click here.

Saturniid Checklist

Please note the numbers in red after the taxonomic names indicate the number of species.