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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
424
4260
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
423
4259
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
403
4172
7847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
3357
6494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
718
1400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
46
718
1400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
718
1400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
527
1095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
512
1076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
43
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
19
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
6
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nicaragua
6 Genera with 11 Species
Automeris Hübner, 1855Eyed Silkmoths6SpeciesTaxom
Gamelia Hübner, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1971Giant Silkworm Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Periphoba Hübner, 18861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicaragua
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris celata Lemaire, 1969
Automeris janus Cramer, 1775
Automeris larra larra
Automeris pallidior Draudt, 1929
Automeris tridens Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Gamelia septentrionalis Bouvier, 1936
Hylesia aeneides Druce, 1897
Hylesia continua Walker, 1865
Lonomia rufescens Lemaire, 1971
Periphoba arcaei Druce, 1886

Subnodes of Hemileucinae with occurrences in Nicaragua
TribeHemileucini
Walker, 1855
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hemileucinae at itis.gov