Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   JOINTED LEGGED ANIMALS   (ARTHROPODA)
Class   INSECTS   (INSECTA)
Order   BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS   (LEPIDOPTERA)
Family   SILK MOTHS   (SATURNIDAE)
Subfamily   SILKMOTHS - AFRICAN   (SATURNIINAE -- AFRICAN)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: ANTHERINA SURAKA
Common name:
Scientific name: ATHLETES ETHRA
Common name:
Scientific name: ATHLETES GIGAS
Common name:
Scientific name: ATHLETES SEMIALBA
Common name:
Scientific name: AURIVILLIAUS SEYDELI
Common name:
Scientific name: AURIVILLIANUS TRIRAMIS
Common name:
Scientific name: BUNAEOPSIS AURANTIACA
Common name:
Scientific name: BUNAEOPSIS HERSILIA
Common name:
Scientific name: BUNAEOPSIS JACKSONI
Common name:
Scientific name: BUNAEOPSIS MACROPHTHALMA
Common name:
Scientific name: BUNAEOPSIS OUBIE
Common name:
Scientific name: BUNAEOPSIS PHIDIAS
Common name:
Scientific name: BUNAEOPSIS ZADDACHI
Common name:
Scientific name: BUNAEA ALCINOE CAFERARIA
Common name:
Scientific name: BUNAEA ASLAUGA
Common name:
Scientific name: CERONCHIA APPOLINA
Common name:
Scientific name: CINIBRA HYPERBIUS
Common name:
Scientific name: CIRINA FORDA
Common name:
Scientific name: DECACHORDA FULVA
Common name:
Scientific name: DECACHORDA ROSEA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUSTERA ARGIPHONTES
Common name:
Scientific name: EUSTERA BRACHYURA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUSTERA TROGOPHYLA
Common name:
Scientific name: GONIMBRASIA BELINA
Common name:
Scientific name: GONIMBRASIA HECATA
Common name:
Scientific name: GONIMBRASIA OCCIDENTALIS
Common name:
Scientific name: GONIMBRASIA TYRRHEA
Common name:
Scientific name: GONIMBRASIA ZAMBESINA
Common name:
Scientific name: GYANISA NIGRA
Common name:
Scientific name: HENIOCHA MARNOIS
Common name:
Scientific name: IMBRASIA ALOPIA
Common name:
Scientific name: IMBRASIA ANNA
Common name:
Scientific name: IMBRASIA CYTHEREA
Common name:
Scientific name: IMBRASIA DIONE
Common name:
Scientific name: IMBRASIA EPIMETHEA
Common name:
Scientific name: IMBRASIA ERTLI
Common name:
Scientific name: IMBRASIA MACROTHYRIS
Common name:
Scientific name: IMBRASIA OBSCURA
Common name:
Scientific name: IMBRASIA QUEINZII
Common name:
Scientific name: IMBRASIA RECTINLINEATA
Common name:
Scientific name: IMBRASIA TRUNCATA
Common name:
Scientific name: IMBRASIA WAHLBERGI
Common name:
Scientific name: LOBOBUNEA ACETES
Common name:
Scientific name: LOBOBUNEA ANGASANA
Common name:
Scientific name: LOBOBUNEA CHRISTYI
Common name:
Scientific name: LOBOBUNAEA GOODII
Common name:
Scientific name: LOBOBUNAEA PHAEDUSA
Common name:
Scientific name: MICRAGONE AGATHYLLA
Common name:
Scientific name: MICRAGONE HERILLA
Common name:
Scientific name: MICRAGONE NUBIFERA
Common name:
Scientific name: PSEUDANTHEREA DISCREPANS
Common name:
Scientific name: PSELAPHELIA FLAVIVITTA
Common name:
Scientific name: PSEUDIMBRASIA DEYROLLEI
Common name:
Scientific name: PSEUDOBUNAEA ILLUSTRIS
Common name:
Scientific name: PSEUDOBUNAEA IRIUS
Common name:
Scientific name: PSEUDOBUNAEA IRIUS EPITH.
Common name:
Scientific name: PSEUDOBUNAEA PALLENS
Common name:
Scientific name: PSEUDOBUNAEA TYRRHENA
Common name:
Scientific name: TAGOROPSIS LEPORINA VARIABILIS
Common name:
Scientific name: TAGOROPSIS ORNATA
Common name:
Scientific name: TAGOROPSIS SONGEANA
Common name:
Scientific name: UBAENA FUELLEBORNIAN
Common name:
Scientific name: UROTA SINOPE