ASTHENIDIA OF THE WORLD

Asthenidia belong to the Subfamily Oxyteninae (Oxytenidae) of the Family Saturniidae.

Some taxonomists consider Oxytenidae to be a separate Family, distinguished from the Saturniidae due to different wing venation and larval morphology and behaviour.

These small to medium sized moths fly in Central and South America.

Mature larvae descend trees to pupate in subterranean chambers.

P indicates an image is available. The first country listed is the specimen type locality.

As of November 11, 2001, these links, except for transversaria transversaria, are still not active.

Listing of Asthenidia

P amphira Druce, 1890 Ecuador, Peru
N amphira melini Peru
P buckleyi buckleyi Jordan, 1924 Bolivia, Peru
P buckleyi paraensis Jordan, 1924 Brazil, French Guiana
N celata Jordan, 1924 Brazil, Ecuador
P diffissa diffissa Jordan, 1924 Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, French Guiana
P diffissa fortis Jordan, 1924 Peru, French Guiana
N diffissa inca Jordan, 1924 Peru
N diffissa tridens Jordan, 1924 Peru
P geometraria C. Felder, 1862 Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana
P lactucina (Cramer, 1780) Suriname, French Guiana
N podaliraria (Westwood, 1841) Brazil
N spinicauda Jordan, 1924 Brazil
P stricturaria (Hubner, [1831]) Brazil, French Guiana, Colombia, Peru
Phalaena machaonaria Guerin-Meneville, 1844, Colombia, is same as stricturaria
P terminalis Jordan, 1924 Ecuador
P transversaria transversaria Druce, 1887 Panama
P transversaria columbiana Jordan, 1924 Colombia
P transversaria salax Jordan, 1924 Costa Rica, neotropical Central and South America

All Leps Barcode of Life adds:
Therinia paulina Jordan, 1924

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