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Checklist for Subfamily Hemileucinae Walker, 1855 (Buck and Io Moths)
and region Antilles (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
624
10531
30355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
620
10516
30326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
595
10384
30019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
368
8207
24054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
80
2747
7248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
80
2747
7248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
78
2744
7245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1781
4834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1670
4535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
106
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
39
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
10
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Antilles
10 Genera with 27 Species
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths8SpeciesTaxom
Gamelia Hübner, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1852Port Arthur Buck Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Hispaniodirphia Lemaire, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19118SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1971Giant Silkworm Moth2SpeciesTaxom
Periphoba Hübner, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 19301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antilles
27 Species
Automeris amoena Boisduval, 1875
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris belti Druce, 1886
Automeris dagmarae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris phrynon Druce, 1897
Automeris postalbida Schaus, 1900
Automeris tridens Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Automeris zugana Druce, 1886
Gamelia abasia Stoll, 1781
Gamelia septentrionalis Bouvier, 1936
Hemileuca eglanterina Boisduval, 1852Common sheep moth
Hispaniodirphia lemaireiana Rougerie & H..., 2006
Hispaniodirphia plana Walker, 1855
Hylesia aeneides Druce, 1897
Hylesia annulata Schaus, 1911
Hylesia continua Walker, 1865
Hylesia dalina Schaus, 1911
Hylesia indiviosa Dyar, 1915
Hylesia lineata Druce, 1886
Hylesia minasia Schaus, 1921
Hylesia umbrata Schaus, 1911
Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779
Leucanella acutissima Walker, 1865
Lonomia columbiana Lemaire, 1971
Lonomia rufescens Lemaire, 1971
Periphoba arcaei Druce, 1886
Pseudodirphia regia Draudt, 1930

Subnodes of Hemileucinae with occurrences in Antilles
TribeHemileucini
Walker, 1855
3
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hemileucinae at itis.gov