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Taxonomy of Subfamily Hemileucinae Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
14
1019
18314
Families
Genera
Species
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
344
8362
Genera
Species
SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
75
2779
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Hemileucinae Walker, 1855
TribeHemileucini
Walker, 1855
6
1110
Genera
Species
TribePolythysanini
1
13
Genus
Species
GenusAdetomeris
Michener, 1949
20Species
GenusAncistrota
Hübner, 1819
7Species
GenusAntarctia
Hübner, 1820
  ⇒ Metius
71Species
GenusArgyrauges
Grote, 1882
  ⇒ Hemileuca
0Species
GenusArias
Lemaire, 1995
1Species
GenusAuromerula
0Species
GenusAuroraia
Brechlin & Meister, 2011
2Species
GenusAustrolippa
Brechlin & Meister, 2011
4Species
GenusAutomerella
Michener, 1949
7Species
GenusAutomerina
Michener, 1949
17Species
GenusAutomeroides
Michener, 1949
  ⇒ Automeris
0Species
GenusAutomeropsis
Lemaire, 1969
3Species
GenusAutomerula
Michener, 1949
1Species
GenusCallodirphia
Michener, 1949
4Species
GenusCatacantha
Bouvier, 1930
16Species
GenusCatharisa
Jordan, 1911
1Species
GenusCatocephala
Blanchard, 1852
6Species
GenusCerodirphia
Michener, 1949
93Species
GenusDirphia
Hübner, 1819
272Species
GenusDirphiella
Michener, 1949
4Species
GenusDirphiopsis
Bouvier, 1928
42Species
GenusErythromeris
Lemaire, 1969
10Species
GenusEubergia
Bouvier, 1929
12Species
GenusEubergioides
Michener, 1949
1Species
GenusEudyaria
Dyar, 1898
8Species
GenusEuleucophaeus
Walker, 1855
  ⇒ Pseudohazis
1Species
GenusGamelia
Hübner, 1819
97Species
GenusGamelioides
Lemaire, 1988
14Species
GenusHeliconisa
Walker, 1855
6Species
GenusHera
Schanbl, 1888
  ⇒ Pseudohazis
1Species
GenusHidripa
Draudt, 1929
10Species
GenusHirpida
Draudt, 1929
33Species
GenusHispaniodirphia
Lemaire, 1999
2Species
GenusHylesiopsis
Bouvier, 1929
2Species
GenusHyperchira
1Species
GenusHyperchiria
Hübner, 1819
54Species
GenusHyperdirphia
Packard, 1903
  ⇒ Dirphia
7Species
GenusHypermerina
Lemaire, 1969
4Species
GenusIo
Blanchard in Gay, 1852
  ⇒ Adetomeris
16Species
GenusIthomisa
Oberthür, 1881
6Species
GenusLemaireodirphia
Brechlin & Meister, 2012
12Species
GenusLeucanella
Lemaire, 1969
100Species
GenusLonomia
Walker, 1855
Giant Silkworm Moth
83Species
GenusManodirphia
Brechlin & Meister, 2012
1Species
GenusMeroleuca
Packard, 1904
  ⇒ Victrix
65Species
GenusMeroleucoides
Michener, 1949
22Species
GenusMexicantha
Naumann , Nässig & Nogueira, 2012
3Species
GenusMicrattacus
Walker, 1855
  ⇒ Hylesia
5Species
GenusMolippa
Walker, 1855
59Species
GenusNamuncuraia
Orfila, 1951
1Species
GenusParadirphia
Michener, 1949
59Species
GenusParancistrota
Bouvier, 1933
1Species
GenusPeriga
Walker, 1855
114Species
GenusPerigopsis
Bouvier, 1932
2Species
GenusPeriphoba
Hübner, 1820
46Species
GenusPhricodia
Hübner, 1819
  ⇒ Dirphia
14Species
GenusPlateia
Hubner, 1820
  ⇒ Catapiestus
1Species
GenusProdirphia
Walker, 1855
  ⇒ Rhodormiscodes
1Species
GenusProhylesia
Draudt, 1929
7Species
GenusProtautomeris
Packard, 1903
  ⇒ Automeris
0Species
GenusPseudautomeris
Lemaire, 1966
65Species
GenusPseudodirphia
Bouvier, 1928
121Species
GenusPseudohazis
Walker, 1855
  ⇒ Euleucophaeus
6Species
GenusRhodirphia
Michener, 1949
3Species
GenusRhodormiscodes
Packard, 1903
  ⇒ Prodirphia
1Species
GenusThauma
Edwards, 1874
2Species
GenusTravassosula
Michener, 1949
4Species
GenusXanthodirphia
Michener, 1949
2Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Hemileucinae
EnglishBuck and Io Moths


Distribution and Species lists of Hemileucinae Walker, 1855
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Albania
1 Genus  1 Species
Argentina
29 Genera  80 Species
Armenia
1 Genus  1 Species
Australia
1 Genus  1 Species
Austria
1 Genus  1 Species
Azerbaijan
1 Genus  1 Species
Bahamas
1 Genus  2 Species
Belgium
1 Genus  1 Species
Belize
7 Genera  18 Species
Benin
1 Genus  1 Species
Bolivia
18 Genera  72 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 Genus  1 Species
Brazil
33 Genera  211 Species
Bulgaria
1 Genus  1 Species
Cameroon
1 Genus  0 Species
Canada
6 Genera  13 Species
Cape Verde
2 Genera  2 Species
Chile
8 Genera  22 Species
Colombia
23 Genera  105 Species
Costa Rica
19 Genera  110 Species
Croatia
1 Genus  1 Species
Cuba
8 Genera  22 Species
Cyprus
1 Genus  1 Species
Czech Republic
7 Genera  7 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 Genus  1 Species
Ecuador
24 Genera  96 Species
El Salvador
2 Genera  2 Species
France
7 Genera  23 Species
Gabon
1 Genus  1 Species
Georgia
3 Genera  4 Species
Germany
1 Genus  1 Species
Greece
3 Genera  3 Species
Guatemala
14 Genera  34 Species
Guinea
1 Genus  1 Species
Guyana
3 Genera  10 Species
Haiti
1 Genus  1 Species
Honduras
12 Genera  47 Species
Hungary
1 Genus  1 Species
India
1 Genus  1 Species
Indonesia
2 Genera  2 Species
Italy
2 Genera  1 Species
Ivory Coast
1 Genus  1 Species
Kenya
2 Genera  1 Species
Lesotho
1 Genus  1 Species
Liberia
10 Genera  22 Species
Madagascar
1 Genus  1 Species
Mexico
20 Genera  138 Species
Netherlands
1 Genus  3 Species
New Zealand
1 Genus  1 Species
Nicaragua
6 Genera  11 Species
Nigeria
1 Genus  1 Species
Norway
1 Genus  4 Species
Pakistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Panama
13 Genera  36 Species
Paraguay
7 Genera  12 Species
Peru
20 Genera  93 Species
Philippines
2 Genera  1 Species
Poland
1 Genus  0 Species
Republic South Africa
1 Genus  2 Species
Romania
1 Genus  1 Species
Russia
1 Genus  0 Species
Serbia
1 Genus  1 Species
Slovenia
1 Genus  1 Species
Solomon Islands
3 Genera  3 Species
Spain
4 Genera  9 Species
Suriname
8 Genera  28 Species
Sweden
3 Genera  6 Species
Switzerland
1 Genus  1 Species
Togo
1 Genus  1 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
11 Genera  34 Species
Turkey
1 Genus  1 Species
Ukraine
1 Genus  1 Species
United Kingdom
3 Genera  10 Species
Uruguay
7 Genera  7 Species
USA
20 Genera  83 Species
Venezuela
14 Genera  42 Species
Zambia
1 Genus  1 Species
Zimbabwe
1 Genus  1 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Links, sources and further information
Hemileucinae at itis.gov