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Taxonomy of Genus Hylesia Hübner, 1820


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
TribeHemileucini
Walker, 1855
6
1110
Genera
Species
GenusHylesia
Hübner, 1820
316Species
Subnodes of Hylesia Hübner, 1820
SpeciesHylesia acuta Druce, 1886
SpeciesHylesia aencocornex
SpeciesHylesia aeneides Druce, 1897
2Subspecies
SpeciesHylesia aenides
SpeciesHylesia alinda Druce, 1886
1Subspecies
SpeciesHylesia alticola Lemaire, 1988
SpeciesHylesia amaloretex
SpeciesHylesia amazonica Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia anchises Lemaire, 1988
SpeciesHylesia andcaucex
2Subspecies
SpeciesHylesia andensis Lemaire, 1988
SpeciesHylesia andperuex
SpeciesHylesia andrei Dognin, 1923
SpeciesHylesia andrex
SpeciesHylesia angmetex
SpeciesHylesia angulex Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia annguiana Brechlin & Meister, 2016
SpeciesHylesia annulata Schaus, 1911
2Subspecies
SpeciesHylesia approximans Walker, 1855
SpeciesHylesia artemisa  ⇒ Hylesia sesostris
SpeciesHylesia ascecuadorex
SpeciesHylesia ascguianex Brechlin & Meister, 2016
SpeciesHylesia ascodex Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia ascolombex
SpeciesHylesia athlia Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia atlantex
SpeciesHylesia baguana
SpeciesHylesia beneluzi Lemaire, 1988
SpeciesHylesia bertrandi C. Lemaire, 1982
SpeciesHylesia biolleya Schaus, 1927
SpeciesHylesia biolleyi Schaus, 1927
SpeciesHylesia boarmia Hübner, 1822
SpeciesHylesia bolivarex
SpeciesHylesia bolivex Dognin, 1922
SpeciesHylesia bouvereti Dognin, 1889
SpeciesHylesia canandex
SpeciesHylesia canitia Cramer, 1780
SpeciesHylesia carbajalex
SpeciesHylesia caripitox Orfila, 1952
SpeciesHylesia caucanex Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia cedomnibus Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia cedomonibus
SpeciesHylesia chirex Schaus, 1921
SpeciesHylesia coadjutor Dyar, 1907
SpeciesHylesia coarya Schaus, 1932
SpeciesHylesia coex Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia coinopus Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia colimaifex Dyar, 1926
SpeciesHylesia colimatifex Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia colombex Dognin, 1923
SpeciesHylesia colombiana Dognin, 1922
SpeciesHylesia compandex
SpeciesHylesia composita Dognin, 1912
SpeciesHylesia compsantandex
SpeciesHylesia continua Walker, 1865
4Subspecies
SpeciesHylesia corevia Hübner, 1825
SpeciesHylesia cotecuarex
SpeciesHylesia cotmetex
SpeciesHylesia cottica Schaus, 1932
SpeciesHylesia cressida Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia croex Schaus, 1921
SpeciesHylesia cupriflua  ⇒ Hylesia sesostris
SpeciesHylesia dalifex Dognin, 1916
SpeciesHylesia dalina Schaus, 1911
SpeciesHylesia darlingi Dyar, 1915
2Subspecies
SpeciesHylesia daryae Decaens, Bonilla & Wolfe, 2003
SpeciesHylesia derica Schaus, 1940
SpeciesHylesia dicifex Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia discifex Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia discutex Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia dispar Burmeister, 1878
SpeciesHylesia dissimilis Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
SpeciesHylesia dognini Bouvier, 1930
SpeciesHylesia dyarex Schaus, 1921
SpeciesHylesia ebalus Cramer, 1775
SpeciesHylesia egrex Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia erebus Bouvier, 1930
SpeciesHylesia ernestoni Strand, 1920
SpeciesHylesia ernestonis Strand, 1920
SpeciesHylesia ernestralex
SpeciesHylesia euphemia Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia extremex Naumann, Brosch & Wenczel, 2005
SpeciesHylesia falccruzex
SpeciesHylesia falcifera Hübner, 1825
4Subspecies
SpeciesHylesia fallaciosa Lemaire, 2002
SpeciesHylesia faunalex
SpeciesHylesia frederici Lemaire, 1993
SpeciesHylesia fredrici Lemaire, 1993
SpeciesHylesia frigida Schaus, 1911
SpeciesHylesia fulviventris Berg, 1883
SpeciesHylesia funebris Conte, 1906
SpeciesHylesia fusca
SpeciesHylesia fusifascia Walker, 1862
SpeciesHylesia gamelioides Michener, 1952
SpeciesHylesia garrochex
SpeciesHylesia gigantex Draudt, 1929
2Subspecies
SpeciesHylesia gracilex Dognin, 1923
SpeciesHylesia grisoli Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia guayanensis Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia guianex Brechlin & van Schayck, 2016
2Subspecies
SpeciesHylesia guiyasotana
SpeciesHylesia gyramazonex
SpeciesHylesia gyrbelizonex Brechlin & van Schayck, 2016
SpeciesHylesia gyrex Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia hamata Schaus, 1911
SpeciesHylesia hawksi Lemaire, Wolfe & Monzon, 2001
SpeciesHylesia haxairei Lemaire, 1988
SpeciesHylesia hubbelli C. Lemaire, 1982
SpeciesHylesia humilis Dognin, 1923
SpeciesHylesia huyana Schaus, 1932
SpeciesHylesia iguazu
SpeciesHylesia ileana Schaus, 1932
SpeciesHylesia ilsantandex
SpeciesHylesia indandex
SpeciesHylesia index Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia indiviosa Dyar, 1915
SpeciesHylesia inducayalex Brechlin & Meister, 2016
SpeciesHylesia indurata Dyar, 1910
SpeciesHylesia inficita Walker, 1865
SpeciesHylesia invidiosa Dyar, 1914
SpeciesHylesia iola Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia juprex
SpeciesHylesia lamis Cramer, 1780
SpeciesHylesia latex Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia lebedoides Bouvier, 1930
SpeciesHylesia leilex Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia lenarti Brechlin, Meister & van Schayck, 2011
SpeciesHylesia lilacina Dognin, 1912
SpeciesHylesia lilacinex Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia lilex Dognin, 1923
SpeciesHylesia lineata Druce, 1886
SpeciesHylesia liturex Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia livex Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia lolamex Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia macellex Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia magdalenex
SpeciesHylesia margarita Dognin, 1901
SpeciesHylesia maubahiex
SpeciesHylesia maurex Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia medifex Dognin, 1916
SpeciesHylesia melanoguianex Brechlin & van Schayck, 2016
SpeciesHylesia melanops Lemaire, 2002
SpeciesHylesia melanostigma Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
1Subspecies
SpeciesHylesia metabus Cramer, 1775
Ashen moth, Yellowtail moth
SpeciesHylesia metapyrrha Walker, 1855
SpeciesHylesia metrex
SpeciesHylesia minasia Schaus, 1921
SpeciesHylesia mincex
SpeciesHylesia mixtiplex Dognin, 1916
SpeciesHylesia molpex Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia morococodrilex
SpeciesHylesia moronensis Lemaire, 1976
2Subspecies
SpeciesHylesia moronex
SpeciesHylesia mortifex Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia multiplex Schaus, 1907
SpeciesHylesia munonia Schaus, 1927
SpeciesHylesia murex Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia murmur Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia muscula Vuillot., 1893
SpeciesHylesia muzoensis Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia mymex Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia myops Walker, 1855
SpeciesHylesia mystica Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia nanus Walker, 1855
SpeciesHylesia natex Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia nigribahiex
SpeciesHylesia nigricans Berg, 1875
Bicho quemador, Gata peluda
SpeciesHylesia nigridorsata Dognin, 1912
SpeciesHylesia nigripes Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia novex Dognin, 1922
SpeciesHylesia oblonga Lemaire, 2002
SpeciesHylesia obrifex
SpeciesHylesia obsoleta Cramer, 1780
SpeciesHylesia obtusa Dognin, 1923
SpeciesHylesia ochrifex Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia olivenca Schaus, 1927
SpeciesHylesia olloretex Brechlin & van Schayck, 2016
SpeciesHylesia omeva Dyar, 1916
SpeciesHylesia ondulatus Conte, 1906
SpeciesHylesia oratex Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia orbana Schaus, 1932
SpeciesHylesia orbifex Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia oroyex Dognin, 1922
1Subspecies
SpeciesHylesia pachobex Dognin, 1920
SpeciesHylesia palcazua Schaus, 1927
SpeciesHylesia pallidex Dognin, 1923
SpeciesHylesia panguanex
SpeciesHylesia paracotcex
SpeciesHylesia paraguayensis Lemaire, 2002
SpeciesHylesia paravalvex Brechlin & van Schayck, 2016
SpeciesHylesia paulex Dognin, 1922
SpeciesHylesia pauper Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia pauppichinchex
SpeciesHylesia paupseptentridex
SpeciesHylesia pearsoni Lemaire, 2002
SpeciesHylesia peigleri Lemaire, 2002
SpeciesHylesia penai Lemaire, 1988
SpeciesHylesia pernex Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia peruvex Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia petena Schaus, 1927
SpeciesHylesia pluto Dognin, 1922
SpeciesHylesia pollex Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia polyploca Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia praeda Dognin, 1901
2Subspecies
SpeciesHylesia praedguiana Brechlin & Meister, 2016
SpeciesHylesia praedperuana
SpeciesHylesia praedpichinchensis
SpeciesHylesia propex Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia pseudomoronensis A.J.A.de Camargo, 2007
SpeciesHylesia purpurex Bouvier, 1930
SpeciesHylesia remandex
SpeciesHylesia remargbolivex
SpeciesHylesia rembahiex
SpeciesHylesia remcarabobex
SpeciesHylesia remex Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia remisionex
SpeciesHylesia rex Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia rosacea Schaus, 1911
2Subspecies
SpeciesHylesia rosbaguanex
SpeciesHylesia roseata Dognin, 1914
SpeciesHylesia rosex Bouvier, 1930
SpeciesHylesia rosguianex Brechlin & van Schayck, 2016
SpeciesHylesia rosrondoniex
SpeciesHylesia rubrifrons Schaus, 1911
2Subspecies
SpeciesHylesia rubriprocta Bouvier, 1930
SpeciesHylesia rufex Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia rufipes Schaus, 1911
SpeciesHylesia santacruzex
SpeciesHylesia santaelenensis Lemaire, 1988
SpeciesHylesia santarosex
SpeciesHylesia santboyacex
SpeciesHylesia satiprex
SpeciesHylesia scalex Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia schausi Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia schuessleri Strand, 1934
SpeciesHylesia schussleri Strand, 1934
SpeciesHylesia scortina Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia sesostris Vuillot., 1893
SpeciesHylesia silkae
SpeciesHylesia sinjaevi
SpeciesHylesia solvex Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia sorana Schaus, 1927
SpeciesHylesia subaurea Schaus, 1900
SpeciesHylesia subcana Walker, 1855
SpeciesHylesia subcottica Lemaire, 2002
SpeciesHylesia subfasciata Dognin, 1916
SpeciesHylesia sucumbex
SpeciesHylesia tapabex Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia tapareba Dyar, 1913
2Subspecies
SpeciesHylesia taratex Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia tatamex
SpeciesHylesia tendex Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia teratex Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia terguianex Brechlin, 2022
SpeciesHylesia termoronex
SpeciesHylesia terranea Schaus, 1906
SpeciesHylesia terrosex Dognin, 1916
SpeciesHylesia thaumex Draudt, 1929
1Subspecies
SpeciesHylesia tinturex Schaus, 1921
SpeciesHylesia tiphamazonex
SpeciesHylesia tiphys Dognin, 1916
SpeciesHylesia travassosi Lemaire, 1988
SpeciesHylesia tristis Bouvier, 1929
SpeciesHylesia umbrata Schaus, 1911
SpeciesHylesia umbratula Dyar, 1915
SpeciesHylesia urticans Floch & Abbonenc, 1944
SpeciesHylesia vagans Walker, 1855
SpeciesHylesia valvex Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia vanschaycki
SpeciesHylesia vassali Lemaire, 1988
SpeciesHylesia venezuelensis Lemaire, 2002
SpeciesHylesia vespex Dognin, 1923
SpeciesHylesia vialactea Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia vindex Dyar, 1913
SpeciesHylesia violacea Bouvier, 1930
SpeciesHylesia violex Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia vittex Draudt, 1929
SpeciesHylesia wagneri Bouvier, 1923
SpeciesHylesia yarumalex
SpeciesHylesia yucatanex
SpeciesHylesia yuyapichrex
SpeciesHylesia zonex Draudt, 1929

Synonyms
Antarctia (Hubner, 1820)
Hylosia (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1856)
Micrattacus (Walker, 1855)


Distribution of Hylesia Hübner, 1820
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Liberia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela


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