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Checklist for Tribe Hemileucini Walker, 1855
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
84
3355
9380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
84
3355
9380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3350
9375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
2160
6273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
2017
5902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
7
136
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
55
128
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
15
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeHemileucini
Walker, 1855
3
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
3 Genera with 35 Species
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths20SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1852Port Arthur Buck Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 191114SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
35 Species
Automeris amoena Boisduval, 1875
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris belti Druce, 1886
Automeris dagmarae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris egeus Cramer, 1775
Automeris hamata Schaus, 1906
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Automeris janus Cramer, 1775
Automeris jucunda Cramer, 1779
Automeris larra Walker, 1855
Automeris lenarti Brechlin, Me..., 2011
Automeris liberia Cramer, 1780
Automeris metzli Sallé, 1853
Automeris midea Maassen & We..., 1885
Automeris moloneyi Druce, 1897
Automeris phrynon Druce, 1897
Automeris postalbida Schaus, 1900
Automeris tridens Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Automeris zugana Druce, 1886
Automeris zurobara Druce, 1886
Hemileuca eglanterina Boisduval, 1852Common sheep moth
Hylesia aeneides Druce, 1897
Hylesia annulata Schaus, 1911
Hylesia approximans Walker, 1855
Hylesia canitia Cramer, 1780
Hylesia continua Walker, 1865
Hylesia dalina Schaus, 1911
Hylesia indiviosa Dyar, 1915
Hylesia inficita Walker, 1865
Hylesia lineata Druce, 1886
Hylesia metabus Cramer, 1775Ashen moth
Hylesia minasia Schaus, 1921
Hylesia mystica Dyar, 1913
Hylesia nanus Walker, 1855
Hylesia umbrata Schaus, 1911


Links, sources and further information
Hemileucini at itis.gov