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Checklist for Subfamily Hemileucinae Walker, 1855 (Buck and Io Moths)
and region Central America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
13022
57717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
80
3904
15246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
80
3904
15246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
3894
15214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
2574
10537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
25
2363
9886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
145
653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
67
321
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
24
157
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
24 Genera with 157 Species
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Antarctia Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Arias Lemaire, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths54SpeciesTaxom
Cerodirphia Michener, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Coloradia Blake, 1843Pinemoths2SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 19016SpeciesTaxom
Dirphiopsis Bouvier, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Euleucophaeus Walker, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Gamelia Hübner, 19364SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1872Port Arthur Buck Moth8SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 191536SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchira1SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 18556SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 2002Giant Silkworm Moth9SpeciesTaxom
Molippa Walker, 19216SpeciesTaxom
Ormiscodes Blanchard, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Paradirphia Michener, 09SpeciesTaxom
Periga Walker, 02SpeciesTaxom
Periphoba Hübner, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Phricodia Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudautomeris Lemaire, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 19305SpeciesTaxom
Xanthodirphia Michener, 19082SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
157 Species and 10 Subspecies
Antarctia expressa
Arias inbio Lemaire, 1995
Automeris altotridens Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris anikmeisterae
Automeris arianae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris belti Druce, 1886
Automeris boucardi Druce, 1886
Automeris cecrops Boisduval, 1875Cecrops eyed Silkmoth
Automeris cecrops cecrops Boisduval, 1875
Automeris cecrops pamina Neumoegen, 1882
Automeris cecrops peigleri Lemaire, 1979
Automeris celata Lemaire, 1969
Automeris chrisbrechlinae
Automeris dagmarae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris dognini Lemaire, 1967
Automeris duchartrei Bouvier, 1936
Automeris excreta Draudt, 1929
Automeris exigua Lemaire, 1977
Automeris fieldi Lemaire, 1969
Automeris hamata Schaus, 1906
Automeris intertridens Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Automeris io io Fabricius, 1775
Automeris iris Walker, 1865Iris eyed Silkmoth
Automeris iris hesselorum Ferguson, 1972
Automeris iris iris Walker, 1865
Automeris janus Cramer, 1775
Automeris jucunda Cramer, 1779
Automeris kopturae Lemaire, 1982
Automeris larra Walker, 1855
Automeris larra larra
Automeris lauta F. Johnson &..., 1948
Automeris liberia Cramer, 1780
Automeris macphaili Schaus, 1921
Automeris maeonia Druce, 1897
Automeris masti Lemaire, 1972
Automeris metzli Sallé, 1853
Automeris midea Maassen & We..., 1885
Automeris moloneyi Druce, 1897
Automeris montezuma Boisduval, 1875
Automeris obscura Schaus, 1900
Automeris pallidior Draudt, 1929
Automeris paracelata Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris phrynon Druce, 1897
Automeris postalbida Schaus, 1900
Automeris randa Druce, 1894Randa's Eyed Silkmoth
Automeris rubrescens Walker, 1855
Automeris silkae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris stumpei Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris tridens Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Automeris vanschaycki Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris zozimanaguana Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris zozine Druce, 1886
Automeris zugana Druce, 1886
Automeris zurobara Druce, 1886
Cerodirphia avenata Max Wilhelm ..., 1930
Coloradia pandora Blake, 1863Pandora Moth
Coloradia pandora pandora Chevrolat, 1843
Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780
Dirphia crassifurca Lemaire, 1971
Dirphia hircia Cramer, 1775
Dirphia horcana Schaus, 1911
Dirphia nora Druce, 1897
Dirphia subhorca Dognin, 1901
Dirphiopsis flora (Schaus, 1911)⇒ Dirphiopsis rotenbergi Brechlin & M..., 2011
Dirphiopsis rotenbergi Brechlin & M..., 2011
Gamelia abas Cramer, 1775
Gamelia abasia Stoll, 1781
Gamelia musta Schaus, 1912
Gamelia septentrionalis Bouvier, 1936
Hemileuca electra Wright, 1884Electra buckmoth
Hemileuca electra electra W G Wright, 1884
Hemileuca hualapai Neumoegen, 1883Hualapai Buckmoth
Hemileuca juno Packard, 1872Juno Buck Moth
Hemileuca nevadensis Stretch, 1872Nevada buck moth
Hemileuca oliviae Cockerell, 1898Range caterpillar
Hemileuca stonei Lemaire, 1993Stone's Buckmoth
Hemileuca tricolor Packard, 1872Tricolor Buck Moth
Hylesia acuta Druce, 1886
Hylesia aeneides Druce, 1897
Hylesia aenides
Hylesia annulata Schaus, 1911
Hylesia beneluzi Lemaire, 1988
Hylesia bertrandi C. Lemaire, 1982
Hylesia biolleya Schaus, 1927
Hylesia chirex Schaus, 1921
Hylesia coex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia coinopus Dyar, 1913
Hylesia continua Walker, 1865
Hylesia croex Schaus, 1921
Hylesia dalina Schaus, 1911
Hylesia darlingi Dyar, 1915
Hylesia dyarex Schaus, 1921
Hylesia frigida Schaus, 1911
Hylesia gamelioides Michener, 1952
Hylesia gigantex Draudt, 1929
Hylesia hamata Schaus, 1911
Hylesia indiviosa Dyar, 1915
Hylesia indurata Dyar, 1910
Hylesia invidiosa Dyar, 1914
Hylesia lineata Druce, 1886
Hylesia melanostigma Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Hylesia multiplex Schaus, 1907
Hylesia murex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia mymex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia petena Schaus, 1927
Hylesia rosacea Schaus, 1911
Hylesia rosacea rosacea
Hylesia rubrifrons Schaus, 1911
Hylesia rufipes Schaus, 1911
Hylesia subaurea Schaus, 1900
Hylesia tinturex Schaus, 1921
Hylesia umbrata Schaus, 1911
Hylesia umbratula Dyar, 1915
Hyperchira nausica Cramer, 1779
Hyperchiria guatemalensis Brechlin & M..., 2010
Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779
Hyperchiria orodes Boisduval, 1875
Hyperchiria orodina Schaus, 1906
Leucanella acutissima Walker, 1865
Leucanella contempta Lemaire, 1966
Leucanella hosmera Schaus, 1941
Leucanella hosmere Schaus, 1941
Leucanella leucane Geyer, 1837
Leucanella saturata Walker, 1855
Lonomia columbiana Lemaire, 1971
Lonomia concordia Druce, 1885
Lonomia electra (Druce, 1886)⇒ Lonomia mexilectra Brechlin & M..., 2011
Lonomia luteomexicana Brechlin & M..., 2011
Lonomia mexilectra Brechlin & M..., 2011
Lonomia puntarenasiana Brechlin & M..., 2011
Lonomia rufescens Lemaire, 1971
Lonomia santarosensis
Lonomia serranoi Lemaire, 2002
Molippa intermediata Brechlin & M..., 2011
Molippa latemedia Walker, 1855
Molippa nibasa Maassen & We..., 1885
Molippa sabina Walker, 1855
Molippa simillima Jones, 1907
Molippa tusina Schaus, 1921
Ormiscodes cognata Philippi, 1859
Ormiscodes hoegei Druce, 1886
Ormiscodes plana Walker, 1855
Paradirphia boudinoti Lemaire & K...., 1990
Paradirphia gabrielae Brechlin & M..., 2010
Paradirphia herediana Brechlin & M..., 2010
Paradirphia pararudloffi Brechlin & M..., 2010
Paradirphia rectilineata Wolfe, 1994
Paradirphia semirosea Walker, 1855
Paradirphia talamancaia Brechlin & M..., 2010
Paradirphia winifredae Lemaire & K...., 1990
Paradirphia winnifredae
Periga cluacina Druce, 1886
Periga costaricana
Periphoba arcaei Druce, 1886
Periphoba rudloffi Brechlin & M..., 2010
Pseudautomeris irene Cramer, 1777
Pseudautomeris rudloffi Brechlin & M..., 2010
Pseudautomeris salmonea Cramer, 1777
Pseudodirphia eumedide Stoll, 1782
Pseudodirphia eupanamensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Pseudodirphia lacsa Lemaire, 1996
Pseudodirphia menander Druce, 1886
Pseudodirphia regia Draudt, 1930
Xanthodirphia abbreviata Becker & Chacon, 2001
Xanthodirphia amarilla Schaus, 1908

Subnodes of Hemileucinae with occurrences in Central America
TribeHemileucini
Walker, 1855
5
93
Genera
Species

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Links, sources and further information
Hemileucinae at itis.gov