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Checklist for Subfamily Hemileucinae Walker, 1855 (Buck and Io Moths)
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
569
8211
23107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
566
8203
23100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
541
8080
22778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
342
6365
19175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2424
8034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2424
8034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
74
2417
8025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1815
6573
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
1628
5798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
125
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
58
199
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
24
96
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecuador
23 Genera with 96 Species
#ACDGHLMOPR
Adetomeris Michener, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrota Hübner, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Automerina Michener, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths27SpeciesTaxom
Catacantha Bouvier, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom
Cerodirphia Michener, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 190110SpeciesTaxom
Dirphiopsis Bouvier, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Gamelia Hübner, 03SpeciesTaxom
Hirpida Draudt, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 191615SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 20113SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 05SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 0Giant Silkworm Moth5SpeciesTaxom
Meroleuca Packard, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Molippa Walker, 19764SpeciesTaxom
Ormiscodes Blanchard, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Paradirphia Michener, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Periga Walker, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Periphoba Hübner, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Pseudautomeris Lemaire, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 18864SpeciesTaxom
Rhodirphia Michener, 19021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
96 Species and 1 Subspecies
Adetomeris contulma Draudt, 1929
Ancistrota plagia Hübner, 1819
Automerina auletes (Herrich-Schä..., 1853)⇒ Automerina yungasletes Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automerina caudatula Felder, 1874
Automeris abdominapoensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris amanda Schaus, 1900
Automeris atrolimbata Lemaire, 2002
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris belti Druce, 1886
Automeris belti zaruma Schaus, 1921
Automeris cecrops Boisduval, 1875Cecrops eyed Silkmoth
Automeris denticulata Conte, 1906
Automeris duchartrei Bouvier, 1936
Automeris exigua Lemaire, 1977
Automeris fieldi Lemaire, 1969
Automeris gabriellae Lemaire, 1966
Automeris grammodes Jordan, 1910
Automeris hamata Schaus, 1906
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Automeris jivaros Dognin, 1890
Automeris larra Walker, 1855
Automeris liberia Cramer, 1780
Automeris memusoides
Automeris midea Maassen & We..., 1885
Automeris morescoides Bouvier, 1929
Automeris oweni Dognin, 1896
Automeris pinasi
Automeris pomifera Schaus, 1906
Automeris postalbida Schaus, 1900
Automeris zaruma Schaus, 1914
Automeris zugana Druce, 1886
Cerodirphia candida Lemaire, 1969
Cerodirphia mota Druce, 1911
Cerodirphia speciosa Cramer, 1777
Dirphia abhorca Lemaire, 1969
Dirphia aculea Vuillot, 1892
Dirphia agis Cramer, 1775
Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780
Dirphia carchensis Brechlin, Me..., 2013
Dirphia horca Dognin, 1894
Dirphia menander Druce, 1886
Dirphia panamensis Schaus, 1921
Dirphia somniculosa Cramer, 1777
Dirphia subhorca Dognin, 1901
Dirphiopsis flora (Schaus, 1911)⇒ Dirphiopsis rotenbergi Brechlin & M..., 2011
Gamelia abasia Stoll, 1781
Gamelia pyrrhomelas Walker, 1855
Gamelia rudloffiana
Hirpida gaujoni Dognin, 1894
Hylesia aeneides Druce, 1897
Hylesia andensis Lemaire, 1988
Hylesia annulata Schaus, 1911
Hylesia bouvereti Dognin, 1889
Hylesia canitia Cramer, 1780
Hylesia colombex Dognin, 1923
Hylesia cottica Schaus, 1932
Hylesia index Dyar, 1913
Hylesia melanostigma Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Hylesia metabus Cramer, 1775Ashen moth
Hylesia nanus Walker, 1855
Hylesia obtusa Dognin, 1923
Hylesia paupseptentridex
Hylesia praeda Dognin, 1901
Hylesia terrosex Dognin, 1916
Hyperchiria acuta Conte, 1906
Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779
Hyperchiria volcana Brechlin, Kä..., 2011
Leucanella contei (Lemaire, 1966)⇒ Leucanella arcuata Brechlin & M..., 2012
Leucanella contempta Lemaire, 1966
Leucanella flammans Schaus, 1900
Leucanella memusoides Lemaire, 1973
Leucanella nemusoides
Lonomia achelous Cramer, 1777
Lonomia descimoni Lemaire, 1971
Lonomia francescae L. Racheli, 2005
Lonomia pseudobliqua Lemaire, 1973
Lonomia vanschaycki
Meroleuca (Meroleucoides) sangayana
Meroleuca (Meroleucoides) zunacensis
Meroleuca nata Maassen, 1890
Molippa latemedia Walker, 1855
Molippa nibasa Maassen & We..., 1885
Molippa simillima Jones, 1907
Molippa wittmeri Lemaire, 1976
Ormiscodes weymeri Draudt, 1930
Paradirphia andicola Lemaire, 2002
Paradirphia oblita Lemaire, 1976
Periga baezana
Periga galbiparaculata Brechlin, Me..., 2013
Periphoba nigra Dognin, 1901
Pseudautomeris antioquia Schaus, 1921
Pseudodirphia agandensis Brechlin, Me..., 2011
Pseudodirphia agis Cramer, 1775
Pseudodirphia eumedidoides Vuillot, 1892
Pseudodirphia menander Druce, 1886
Rhodirphia carminata Schaus, 1902

Subnodes of Hemileucinae with occurrences in Ecuador
TribeHemileucini
Walker, 1855
3
42
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hemileucinae at itis.gov