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   EURASIAN - ATLAS AND MOON MOTHS   (ATTACINAE - ATTACUS & ACTIAS)
Species 
Common name: MOTH - JAPAN MOON
Scientific name: ACTIAS (SEL GROUP) ARTEMIS
Common name:
Scientific name: ACTIAS (SEL GROUP) CHAPAE
Common name: MOTH - TINY JAPAN MOON
Scientific name: ACTIAS (SEL GROUP) GNOMA
Common name: MOTH - HYBRID ACTIAS
Scientific name: ACTIAS (SEL GROUP) LUNA X SELENE
Common name: MOTH - TAIWAN MOON
Scientific name: ACTIAS (SEL GROUP) NINGPOANA
Common name: MOTH - INDIAN MOON
Scientific name: ACTIAS (SEL GROUP) SELENE
Common name:
Scientific name: ACTIAS (HET GROUP) ANGULOCAUDATA
Common name:
Scientific name: ACTIAS (HET GROUP) SINENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: ACTIAS (MAEN GROUP) DUBERNARDI
Common name:
Scientific name: ACTIAS (MAEN GROUP) ISIS
Common name:
Scientific name: ACTIAS (MAEN GROUP) LETO
Common name:
Scientific name: ACTIAS (MAEN GROUP) MAENUS
Common name:
Scientific name: ARCHAEOATTACUS EDWARDSI
Common name:
Scientific name: ARCHAEOATTACUS STAUDINGERI
Common name: MOTH - ATLAS
Scientific name: ATTACUS ATLAS
Common name:
Scientific name: ATTACUS FORM ATLAS ?
Common name:
Scientific name: ATTACUS ATLAS GLADIATOR
Common name:
Scientific name: ATTACUS AURONTIACA
Common name:
Scientific name: ATTACUS CAESAR
Common name:
Scientific name: ATTACUS CAESAR IMPERATOR
Common name:
Scientific name: ATTACUS EREBUS
Common name:
Scientific name: ATTACUS INOPINATUS
Common name:
Scientific name: ATTACUS LORQUINI
Common name:
Scientific name: ATTACUS SPECIES
Common name:
Scientific name: COSCINOCERA ANTEUS
Common name:
Scientific name: COSCINOCERA HERCULES HERCULES
Common name:
Scientific name: COSCINOCERA HERCULES BUTLERI
Common name:
Scientific name: GRAELLSIA ISABELLAE
Common name:
Scientific name: LEOPA DIVERSIOCELLATA
Common name:
Scientific name: LEOPA KATINKA FORMOSENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: LEOPA MEGACORE
Common name:
Scientific name: LEOPA OBERTHURI
Common name:
Scientific name: LEOPA SIKKIMA
Common name: MOTH - CYNTHIA
Scientific name: PHILOSAMIA CYNTHIA
Common name:
Scientific name: RHODINIA FUGAX
Common name:
Scientific name: RHODINIA NEWARA
Common name:
Scientific name: SAMIA CANNINGI
Common name:
Scientific name: SAMIA CYNTHIA
Common name:
Scientific name: SAMIA INSULARIS
Common name:
Scientific name: SAMIA RICINI
Common name:
Scientific name: SAMIA WALKERI