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Checklist for Subfamily Hemileucinae Walker, 1855 (Buck and Io Moths)
and region Europe (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1408
35417
222091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1401
35364
221754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1211
34497
219210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
647
26961
190296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
110
7091
30841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
107
7058
30740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
102
7020
30604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
33
4352
17417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
28
3963
14929
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
9
234
674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
87
228
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
14
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Europe
14 Genera with 50 Species
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths20SpeciesTaxom
Cerodirphia Michener, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Coloradia Blake, 1863Pinemoths2SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1898Port Arthur Buck Moth10SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19139SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1886Giant Silkworm Moth2SpeciesTaxom
Meroleuca Packard, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Molippa Walker, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Paradirphia Michener, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Polythysana Walker, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pseudautomeris Lemaire, 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 19242SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
50 Species and 2 Subspecies
Automeris amoena Boisduval, 1875
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris belti Druce, 1886
Automeris boudinotiana Lemaire, 1986
Automeris celata Lemaire, 1969
Automeris curvilinea Schaus, 1906
Automeris egeus Cramer, 1775
Automeris hamata Schaus, 1906
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Automeris janus Cramer, 1775
Automeris jucundoides Schaus, 1906
Automeris larra Walker, 1855
Automeris larra larra
Automeris moresca Schaus, 1906
Automeris pallidior Draudt, 1929
Automeris themis Dognin, 1919
Automeris tridens Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Automeris zephyria Grote, 1882Zephyr Eyed Silkmoth
Automeris zozine Druce, 1886
Automeris zugana Druce, 1886
Cerodirphia avenata Max Wilhelm ..., 1930
Coloradia doris Barnes, 1900Doris Pinemoth
Coloradia pandora Blake, 1863Pandora Moth
Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780
Dirphia tarquinia Cramer, 1775
Hemileuca burnsi Watson, 1910Burns' Buckmoth
Hemileuca chinatiensis Tinkham, 1943Chinati Sheepmoth
Hemileuca eglanterina Boisduval, 1852Common sheep moth
Hemileuca grotei Grote & Robi..., 1868Grote's Buckmoth
Hemileuca hera Harris, 1841Hera Buckmoth
Hemileuca hera hera Harris, 1841
Hemileuca lucina H. Edwards, 1887New England Buck Moth
Hemileuca nevadensis Stretch, 1872Nevada buck moth
Hemileuca nutalli Strecker, 1875Nuttall's Sheepmoth
Hemileuca oliviae Cockerell, 1898Range caterpillar
Hylesia continua Walker, 1865
Hylesia dalina Schaus, 1911
Hylesia indurata Dyar, 1910
Hylesia lilacina Dognin, 1912
Hylesia molpex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia pallidex Dognin, 1923
Hylesia rex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia umbrata Schaus, 1911
Hylesia valvex Dyar, 1913
Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779
Lonomia camox Lemaire, 1971
Lonomia electra (Druce, 1886)⇒ Lonomia mexilectra Brechlin & M..., 2011
Molippa simillima Jones, 1907
Paradirphia winifredae Lemaire & K...., 1990
Polythysana cinerascens Philippi, 1859
Pseudodirphia agis Cramer, 1775
Pseudodirphia obliqua Bouvier, 1924

Subnodes of Hemileucinae with occurrences in Europe
TribeHemileucini
Walker, 1855
4
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePolythysanini
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hemileucinae at itis.gov