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Checklist for Tribe Hemileucini Walker, 1855
and region Distrito Federal (West Central Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
303
2356
3712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
302
2355
3711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
292
2327
3657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
189
1741
2568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
37
690
1034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
37
690
1034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
36
688
1033
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
521
825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
505
808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
50
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
23
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
12
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeHemileucini
Walker, 1855
4
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Distrito Federal
4 Genera with 15 Species
Automeris Hübner, 1912Eyed Silkmoths8SpeciesTaxom
Coloradia Blake, 1912Pinemoths1SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1874Port Arthur Buck Moth4SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19132SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Distrito Federal
15 Species
Automeris cecrops Boisduval, 1875Cecrops eyed Silkmoth
Automeris eogena R. Felder & ..., 1874
Automeris excreta Draudt, 1929
Automeris granulosus Conte, 1906
Automeris hebe Walker, 1865
Automeris illustris Walker, 1855
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Automeris melmon Dyar, 1912
Coloradia euphrosyne Dyar, 1912
Hemileuca dyari Draudt, 1930
Hemileuca lares Druce, 1897
Hemileuca numa Druce, 1887
Hemileuca rubridorsa R. Felder, 1874
Hylesia andrei Dognin, 1923
Hylesia iola Dyar, 1913


Links, sources and further information
Hemileucini at itis.gov