Checklist for Subfamily Hemileucinae Walker, 1855 (Buck and Io Moths)
and region Africa (Continents)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 943
36180
241410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 939
36100
241106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 896
35668
239021 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 524
27533
203737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 101
8059
57615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 99
8043
57561 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 96
8020
57386 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 32
4987
38775 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 26
4502
35706 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
296
2745 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal | 102
1292 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths | 14
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Africa
14 Genera with 27 Species | Adetomeris Michener, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1886 | Eyed Silkmoths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Dirphia Hübner, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gamelia Hübner, 1936 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hylesia Hübner, 1911 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | Hylesiopsis Bouvier, 1929 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Io Blanchard, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucanella Lemaire, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lonomia Walker, 1886 | Giant Silkworm Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Molippa Walker, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paradirphia Michener, 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Periphoba Hübner, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polythysana Walker, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 1930 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Africa
27 Species and 1 Subspecies | Adetomeris erythrops Blanchard, 1852 | | | Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875 | | | Automeris dagmarae Brechlin & M..., 2011 | | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Automeris larra larra | | | Automeris postalbida Schaus, 1900 | | | Automeris tridens Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | | | Automeris zugana Druce, 1886 | | | Automeris zurobara Druce, 1886 | | | Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780 | | | Dirphia horcana Schaus, 1911 | | | Gamelia musta Schaus, 1912 | | | Gamelia septentrionalis Bouvier, 1936 | | | Hylesia continua Walker, 1865 | | | Hylesia dalina Schaus, 1911 | | | Hylesia lineata Druce, 1886 | | | Hylesia umbrata Schaus, 1911 | | | Io tajoraca | | | Leucanella hosmera Schaus, 1941 | | | Lonomia electra (Druce, 1886) | ⇒ Lonomia mexilectra Brechlin & M..., 2011 | | Molippa nibasa Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Molippa simillima Jones, 1907 | | | Paradirphia winifredae Lemaire & K...., 1990 | | | Periphoba arcaei Druce, 1886 | | | Polythysana apollina R. Felder & ..., 1874 | | | Pseudodirphia menander Druce, 1886 | | | Pseudodirphia regia Draudt, 1930 | |
Subnodes of Hemileucinae with occurrences in Africa
Links, sources and further information Hemileucinae at itis.gov
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