SATURNIA OF THE WORLD
Updated as per NEVA N.F. 28 (1/2): 93-96, 2007, Eine neue Art der Gattung Saturnia ... , courtesy of Ronald Brechlin, February 2008
Updated as per Entomo-Satsphingia, Jahrgang 5 Heft 03 30.11.2012; May 18, 2013
Updated as per Entomo-Satsphingia, Jahrgang 4 Heft 02 29.06.2011; September 7, 2013, 2013

SATURNIA OF THE WORLD


Male Saturnia pyri. Photo courtesy of Leroy Simon.

SATURNIA SCHRANK, 1802

Saturnia is an Holarctic genus comprising about 16 species, of which five occur in Europe; the others are confined to eastern Asia and California (albofasciata, mendocino, walterorum) in North America.

Ferguson recommended that the three North American species have separate genus status in Calosaturnia.

The Asian species, including lindia below, are often listed in subgenus Rinaca. There are more of them listed on the Rinaca page than are listed below.

Caligula and Neoris are closely related genera.

Some species were at one time placed in genus Eriogyna: (cognata, pinratanai, pyretorum, etc.), which is now recognized as a junior synonym of Saturnia. Moths from this group are generally now placed in subgenus Saturnia.

The three North American species albofasciata, mendocina, walterorum) are sometimes treated as a subgenus, Calosaturnia. Tuskes, Tuttle and Collins follow this placement.

Listing of Saturnia

Subgenus Calosaturnia

P albofasciata (J. W. Johnson, 1938) California Saturnia (Calosaturnia)
P mendocino (Behrens, 1878) California Saturnia (Calosaturnia)
P walterorum (Hogue & J. W. Johnson) California Saturnia (Calosaturnia)

Subgenus Rinaca:

N chinghaina Zhu & Wang, 1993 China
N chinensis Rebel [1926] China
N chinensis luteoshaanxiana Rebel [1926] China: Shaanxi
N ruda Brechlin, 2011 China: Sichuan
N saldaitisi Brechlin, 2011 China: Sichuan
N florianii Brechlin, 2011 China: Sichuan
N minshanensis Brechlin, 2011 China: Gansu
N algisrimasi Brechlin, Floriani & Saldaitis, 2012 China: Yunnan near Zhongdian
P anna (Moore, 1865) Himalaya; Tibet, China; West Bengal, India; Nepal; Bhutan
P anna diversa (Bryk, 1944) N Thailand; SW China; N Vietnam; N Myanmar
P bieti Oberthur, 1886 China
P boisduvalii Eversmann, 1846 Ussury, Russia, Japan
P boisduvalii fallax (Jordan, 1911) Japan, China, probably nominate boisduvalii in China; and jonasi in Japan
N bonita (Jordan, 1911) Yatung, Tibet, India, Bhutan, Nepal
P cachara (Moore, 1872) Nepal, Thailand, China, maybe Bhutan
P fujiana Brechlin, 2007) China: Fujian
P fukudai (Sonan, 1937) Taiwan
P grotei Moore, [1859] Nepal, India (TK), , maybe western Bhutan, probably Tibet/western China
P heinrichi (Lemaire, 1976) Burma
P japonica (Moore, 1872), China, Japan
P japonica arisana (Shiraki, 1913) Taiwan
P japonica ryukyuensis (Inoue, 1984) Japan
P jonasi (Butler, 1877) Japan
P jonasi fallax Jordan, 1911 Japan, Koreas, Russian Far East, China probably nominate boisduvalii in China; and nominate jonasi in Japan
P kitchingi Brechlin, 2001, Shaanxi province, Tai bai shaan Mts.,China
P lindia (Moore, 1865) China, Nepal, Himalaya, Pakistan
P microcaligula Nässig, 1994 now a synonym of cachara
N nanlingensis Brechlin, 2004 ?? China: Guangdong and Hunan
P naumanni Brechlin, 2001 Vietnam (N) / Tonkin, Mt. Fan Si Pan; Sa Pa, possibly southern China
Saturnia paragrotei Naumann & Nässig, 2010 new one
N pelelaensis Brechlin 2009
Saturnia rosalata Naumann & Nässig, 2010
N shaanxiana Brechlin 2009 China
P simla (Westwood, 1847) Nepal, Bhutan, India Caligula
Saturnia sinanna Naumann & Nässig, 2010
P sinjaevi Brechlin, 2004 China
P thibeta (Westwood, [1854]) Nepal, Bhutan, India, Thailand, southern China
P thibeta arctica China,
P thibeta extensa (Butler, 1881) northeast India
P thibeta okurai Okano, 1960 Taiwan
Saturnia tibetanna Naumann & Nässig, 2010
P tsinlingshanis Mell, 1939 Tsinling Mts, Shaanxi Province, China
P winbrechlini Brechlin, 2000 Shaanxi and Sichuan, China
P witti Brechlin, 1997 Nepal, Bhutan, Himalaya
P zuleika Hope, 1843 Nepal, Bhutan, southern China
P zuleika lesoudieri Le Moult, 1933 Laos, Thailand, Vietnam

Subgenus Saturnia: (Eriogyna group). See additional notes on Eriogyna page.

P cameronensis Lemaire, 1979 West Malaysia Highlands: Cameron Highlands
P centralis Naumann & Loeffler, 2005 China, northeastern Myanmar (Burma), northern Thailand
P cidosa Moore, 1865 northeastern India, Sikkam, Nepal
P cognata (Jordan, 1911) southern and eastern China, possibly to South Korea full species status
N luctifera (Jordan, 1911) China: (Sichuan and Shaanxi)
P pinratanai Lampe 1989 northern Thailand
P pyretorum Westood, 1847 Taiwan, northern Vietnam, southern China
N pyretorum fusca Watson, 1915 (“1914”) China with unclear status
P pyretorum pearsoni Watson, 1911 according to Stefan Naumann is a synonym of pyretorum
N pyretorum roseata De Joannis, 1929 northern Vietnam with unclear status; might be pyretorum
N pyretorum tonkinensis Bouvier, 1936 northern Vietnam with unclear status; might be pyretorum or pyretorum roseata

Genus: Saturnia:

P atlantica H. Lucas, 1848 Atlas Mountains of northwest Africa
P cephalariae Christoph, 1885 Turkey, Republic of Georgia, Armenia
P pavonia (Linnaeus, 1758) Europe: Ireland to western Siberia
P pavonia ligurica (Weismann, 1876) southern Europe, regarded as a variant of pavoniella rather than a subspecies of pavonia
P pavonia meridionalis Calberla, 1887 Macedonia, regarded as a variant of pavoniella rather than a subspecies of pavonia
N pavonia josephinae (Schawerda, [1924]) Southern Spain
P <pavoniella (Scopoli, 1763) Austria, Italy (including Sicily), Czech Republic, S.E. Europe, ? N. Turkey, ? Caucasus Mountains, ? S.E. France
P pyri ([Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775) warmer parts of Europe and Near East
P spini ([Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775) Austria, Poland, Greece, Turkey, Armenia, Ukraine, Crimea and Kazakhstan
N taibaishanis Brechlin 2009 China: Shaanxi: Taibaishan Mountains

Saturnia (Cachosaturnia) Naumann, Löffler & Nässig, 2012: NF 33 (2/3): 109.
Saturnia (Cachosaturnia) victoria Naumann, Löffler & Nässig, 2012: NF 33 (2/3): 119.; Myanmar
Not sure which subgenus

N koreanis Brechlin 2009 Korea: N Pyongan Province, Mts. Myohyang-san; October

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Brechlin & Meister have divided Saturnia (Rinaca) into several subgroups:

boisduvalii subgroup:
P boisduvalii Eversmann, 1846 Ussury, Russia, Japan
P boisduvalii fallax (Jordan, 1911) Japan, China, probably nominate boisduvalii in China; and jonasi in Japan; fallax treated as a synonym of boisduvalii (2012)
Also synonymized wth boisduvalli are
chinganensis, Bang-Haas, 1936
privata, Krulikowsky, 1906
intermediula, Bryk, 1948

N chinghaina Zhu & Wang, 1993 China: Hainan

jonasi subgroup:
P jonasi jonasi (Butler, 1877) Japan
P fukudai (Sonan, 1937) Taiwan
P fujiana Brechlin, 2007) China: Fujian
P sinjaevi Brechlin, 2004 China
N shaanxiana Brechlin 2009 China
N chinensis Rebel [1926] China
synonyms of chinensis:
kansuensi, Mell, 1939
meridionalis, Bouvier, 1936
meridionalis, Mell, 1939, junior homynym
N chinensis luteoshaanxiana Rebel [1926] China: Shaanxi
N ruda Brechlin, 2011 China: Sichuan
N saldaitisi Brechlin, 2011 China: Sichuan

witti subgroup:
P witti Brechlin, 1997 Nepal, Bhutan, Himalaya
N pelelaensis Brechlin 2009

winbrechlini subgroup:
P winbrechlini Brechlin, 2000 Shaanxi and Sichuan, China
N minshanensis Brechlin, 2011 China: Gansu
N florianii Brechlin, 2011 China: Sichuan


Saturnia (Cachosaturnia) victoria Naumann, Löffler & Nässig, 2012: NF 33 (2/3): 119.
Saturnia (Perisomena) caecigena stroehlei Nässig, 2002: NF 23 (1/2): 45. Saturnia (Saturnia) centralis Naumann & Löffler, 2005: NF 26 (4): 169. Solus parvifenestratus sinjaevi Nässig, 1994: NF 15 (3): 351.