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Checklist for Tribe Hemileucini Walker, 1855
and region Nearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
14615
110890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
705
14586
110836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
14388
109553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
443
11556
91607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
74
2714
13826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
73
2713
13824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
70
2703
13784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
1515
8164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
1378
6682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
74
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
21
92
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHemileucinae
Walker, 1855
Buck and Io Moths
4
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeHemileucini
Walker, 1855
4
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nearctic
4 Genera with 41 Species
Automeris Hübner, 1882Eyed Silkmoths9SpeciesTaxom
Coloradia Blake, 1981Pinemoths5SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1872Port Arthur Buck Moth24SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 18653SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nearctic
41 Species
Automeris cecrops Boisduval, 1875Cecrops eyed Silkmoth
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Automeris iris Walker, 1865Iris eyed Silkmoth
Automeris louisiana Ferguson & Brou, 1981Louisiana eyed silkmoth
Automeris pallidior Draudt, 1929
Automeris patagoniensis Lemaire, M.J..., 1992Patagonia eyed silkmoth
Automeris randa Druce, 1894Randa's Eyed Silkmoth
Automeris rectilinea Bouvier, 1927
Automeris zephyria Grote, 1882Zephyr Eyed Silkmoth
Coloradia doris Barnes, 1900Doris Pinemoth
Coloradia luski Barnes & Ben..., 1926Lusk's Pinemoth
Coloradia pandora Blake, 1863Pandora Moth
Coloradia prchali Lemaire & M...., 1992
Coloradia velda Jo.W. Johnso..., 1981Velda Pinemoth
Hemileuca artemis (Packard, 1893)⇒ Hemileuca nevadensis Stretch, 1872
Hemileuca burnsi Watson, 1910Burns' Buckmoth
Hemileuca chinatiensis Tinkham, 1943Chinati Sheepmoth
Hemileuca conwayae (Peigler, 1985)⇒ Hemileuca chinatiensis Tinkham, 1943
Hemileuca diana Packard, 1874
Hemileuca eglanterina Boisduval, 1852Common sheep moth
Hemileuca electra Wright, 1884Electra buckmoth
Hemileuca griffini Tuskes, 1978Griffin's Sheepmoth
Hemileuca grotei Grote & Robi..., 1868Grote's Buckmoth
Hemileuca hera Harris, 1841Hera Buckmoth
Hemileuca hualapai Neumoegen, 1883Hualapai Buckmoth
Hemileuca juno Packard, 1872Juno Buck Moth
Hemileuca lex Druce, 1897
Hemileuca lucina H. Edwards, 1887New England Buck Moth
Hemileuca magnifica Rotger, 1948
Hemileuca maia Drury, 1773Buck moth
Hemileuca neumoegeni H. Edwards, 1881Neumoegen's Buckmoth
Hemileuca nevadensis Stretch, 1872Nevada buck moth
Hemileuca nuttalli Strecker, 1875Nuttall's Sheepmoth
Hemileuca oliviae Cockerell, 1898Range caterpillar
Hemileuca peigleri Lemaire, 1981
Hemileuca slosseri Peigler & Stone, 1989Slosser's Buckmoth
Hemileuca stonei Lemaire, 1993Stone's Buckmoth
Hemileuca tricolor Packard, 1872Tricolor Buck Moth
Hylesia annulata Schaus, 1911
Hylesia coinopus Dyar, 1913
Hylesia continua Walker, 1865


Links, sources and further information
Hemileucini at itis.gov