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Checklist for Subfamily Hemileucinae Walker, 1855 (Buck and Io Moths)
and region Las Alturas Biological Station (Coto Brus, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
248
2070
1896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
248
2070
1896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
242
2063
1887
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
189
1888
1728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
42
522
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
42
522
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
42
522
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
394
521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
383
511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
31
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
12
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
6
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Las Alturas Biological Station
6 Genera with 11 Species
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths3SpeciesTaxom
Cerodirphia Michener, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1886Giant Silkworm Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Molippa Walker, 19071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Las Alturas Biological Station
11 Species
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris belti Druce, 1886
Automeris zugana Druce, 1886
Cerodirphia avenata Max Wilhelm ..., 1930
Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780
Dirphia horcana Schaus, 1911
Hylesia aeneides Druce, 1897
Hylesia continua Walker, 1865
Hylesia lineata Druce, 1886
Lonomia electra (Druce, 1886)⇒ Lonomia mexilectra Brechlin & M..., 2011
Molippa simillima Jones, 1907

Subnodes of Hemileucinae with occurrences in Las Alturas Biological Station
TribeHemileucini
Walker, 1855
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hemileucinae at itis.gov