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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
582
9673
29819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
579
9667
29813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
553
9522
29375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
356
7450
23932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
69
2345
8261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
69
2345
8261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
68
2340
8250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
1679
6401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
25
1557
6068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
100
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
46
149
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
20
93
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Peru
20 Genera with 93 Species
Ancistrota Hübner, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Antarctia Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Automerina Michener, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1855Eyed Silkmoths30SpeciesTaxom
Catacantha Bouvier, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Cerodirphia Michener, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 19307SpeciesTaxom
Gamelia Hübner, 20054SpeciesTaxom
Hirpida Draudt, 20103SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 191620SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1971Giant Silkworm Moth8SpeciesTaxom
Molippa Walker, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Ormiscodes Blanchard, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Paradirphia Michener, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Periga Walker, 03SpeciesTaxom
Periphoba Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pseudautomeris Lemaire, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 19824SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peru
93 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ancistrota plagia Hübner, 1819
Antarctia vulpecula
Automerina auletes (Herrich-Schä..., 1853)⇒ Automerina yungasletes Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris abdomicajamarcensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris abdomipiurensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris amaloretensis
Automeris amanda Schaus, 1900
Automeris chacona Draudt, 1929
Automeris cinctistriga R. Felder & ..., 1874
Automeris curvilinea Schaus, 1906
Automeris denticulatus Conte, 1906
Automeris despicata Draudt, 1929
Automeris diavolanda Naumann, Bro..., 2005
Automeris duchartrei Bouvier, 1936
Automeris egeus Cramer, 1775
Automeris grammodes Jordan, 1910
Automeris grammopiurensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris harricajamarcensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris heppneri Lemaire, 1982
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Automeris larra Walker, 1855
Automeris larra larra
Automeris liberia Cramer, 1780
Automeris lutheri (Cockerell, 1914)⇒ Automeris io Fabricius, 1775
Automeris mideperuensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris moresca Schaus, 1906
Automeris peggyae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris pomifera Schaus, 1906
Automeris pomiferoides Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris rougeoti Lemaire, 1967
Automeris schwartzi Lemaire, 1967
Automeris suteri Naumann, Bro..., 2005
Automeris tridens Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Catacantha siriae Brechlin , M..., 2010
Cerodirphia radama Druce, 1904
Cerodirphia speciosa Cramer, 1777
Dirphia agis Cramer, 1775
Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780
Dirphia fraterna fraterna
Dirphia oridocea Schaus, 1924
Dirphia panamensis Schaus, 1921
Dirphia spumosa Vuillot., 1893
Dirphia theobromana Draudt, 1930
Gamelia abasiella Lemaire, 1973
Gamelia dargei Naumann, Bro..., 2005
Gamelia paradargei Brechlin & M..., 2012
Gamelia vanschaycki Naumann, Bro..., 2005
Hirpida cuscolinea Brechlin & M..., 2011
Hirpida levocuscoensis Brechlin & M..., 2010
Hirpida mavanschaycki Brechlin & M..., 2010
Hylesia ascodex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia athlia Dyar, 1913
Hylesia cedomnibus Dyar, 1913
Hylesia cedomonibus
Hylesia huyana Schaus, 1932
Hylesia index Dyar, 1913
Hylesia leilex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia melanostigma Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Hylesia metabus Cramer, 1775Ashen moth
Hylesia mixtiplex Dognin, 1916
Hylesia moronensis Lemaire, 1976
Hylesia murmur Dyar, 1913
Hylesia nigridorsata Dognin, 1912
Hylesia ochrifex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia oroyex Dognin, 1922
Hylesia palcazua Schaus, 1927
Hylesia pallidex Dognin, 1923
Hylesia pauper Dyar, 1913
Hylesia rex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia subfasciata Dognin, 1916
Hyperchiria nausioccidentalis Brechlin & M..., 2010
Leucanella apollinairei (Dognin, 1923)⇒ Leucanella christbrechlinae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Leucanella neglecta Brechlin & M..., 2012
Lonomia achelous Cramer, 1777
Lonomia canescens Brechlin & M..., 2011
Lonomia descimoni Lemaire, 1971
Lonomia frankae Meister, Nau..., 2005
Lonomia parubrescens Brechlin & M..., 2011
Lonomia pseudobliqua Lemaire, 1973
Lonomia rubrescens Brechlin & M..., 2011
Lonomia rufescens Lemaire, 1971
Molippa latemedia Walker, 1855
Molippa nibasa Maassen & We..., 1885
Molippa simillima Jones, 1907
Paradirphia winifredae Lemaire & K...., 1990
Periga galbicentralis Brechlin & M..., 2013
Periga parvicajamarcensis
Periga parvimartinensis
Periphoba hircia Cramer, 1775
Pseudautomeris boettgeri Naumann, Bro..., 2005
Pseudodirphia agiyungana Brechlin & M..., 2011
Pseudodirphia dioscola
Pseudodirphia eumedide Stoll, 1782
Pseudodirphia thiaucourti Lemaire, 1982

Subnodes of Hemileucinae with occurrences in Peru
TribeHemileucini
Walker, 1855
3
49
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hemileucinae at itis.gov