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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
6372
16248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
6368
16244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
487
6239
15904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
306
5004
13441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1585
3960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1585
3960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
63
1583
3957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1111
3010
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1021
2848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
77
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
30
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
14
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Venezuela
14 Genera with 42 Species
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths13SpeciesTaxom
Catacantha Bouvier, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom
Cerodirphia Michener, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Gamelia Hübner, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Hirpida Draudt, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 191312SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1971Giant Silkworm Moth4SpeciesTaxom
Molippa Walker, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Periga Walker, 19853SpeciesTaxom
Pseudautomeris Lemaire, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 17821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
42 Species
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris dagmarae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris excreta Draudt, 1929
Automeris hamata Schaus, 1906
Automeris incarnata Walker, 1865
Automeris larra Walker, 1855
Automeris liberia Cramer, 1780
Automeris meridiana Schaus, 1906
Automeris meridionalis Bouvier, 1934
Automeris metzli Sallé, 1853
Automeris praemargaritae Lemaire, 2002
Automeris vomona Schaus, 1906
Automeris zurobara Druce, 1886
Cerodirphia avenata Max Wilhelm ..., 1930
Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780
Gamelia rubriluna Walker, 1862
Hylesia andrei Dognin, 1923
Hylesia caripitox Orfila, 1952
Hylesia cedomnibus Dyar, 1913
Hylesia coex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia composita Dognin, 1912
Hylesia index Dyar, 1913
Hylesia lolamex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia metabus Cramer, 1775Ashen moth
Hylesia mortifex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia pollex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia schausi Dyar, 1913
Hylesia tapabex Dyar, 1913
Hyperchiria carabobensis Brechlin & M..., 2010
Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779
Hyperchiria orodes Boisduval, 1875
Leucanella contempta Lemaire, 1966
Lonomia achelous Cramer, 1777
Lonomia camox Lemaire, 1971
Lonomia pseudobliqua Lemaire, 1973
Lonomia venezuelensis Lemaire, 1971
Molippa nibasa Maassen & We..., 1885
Periga aurantiaca Lemaire, 1971
Periga cynira Cramer, 1777
Periga rasplusi Lemaire, 1985
Pseudautomeris salmonea Cramer, 1777
Pseudodirphia eumedide Stoll, 1782

Subnodes of Hemileucinae with occurrences in Venezuela
TribeHemileucini
Walker, 1855
2
25
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hemileucinae at itis.gov