Bolivia Departments: Saturniidae
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Updated from Lemaire's works, Brechlin & Meister's Entomo Sat-sphingia journals 2008-2015; September 3, 2016
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Bolivia: Departments: Oruro
Saturniidae: Tentative Checklist
Oruro's topography is high plateau and mountains. Lago Poopo, a lake in west-central Bolivia, occupies a shallow depression in the Altiplano, or high plateau.
Its elevation is 3,686m. I suspect few if any Saturniidae species would be found in this department. As of February 2016 I have no confirmed reports of
any Saturniidae taken in Oruro.
Sometimes people send me images of moths and/or their larvae from various countries. It is usually very helpful to know the
collecting/sighting data as many species have specific ranges. Hopefully these provincial checklists, supported by Claude Lemaire's
major Saturniidae works will help me and others with identifications.
I have not seen such checklists in Lemaire's publications, and the checklists are derived by going through his species accounts, one at
a time.
I, William Oehlke, have added some interpolations, designated by a question mark (?).
Please note, my interpolations are not confirmed and may or may not be present. Please send sightings/images to
Bill Oehlke. None of the four species I have offered as possibilities have been reported at such high elevations.
Oruro: Tentative Checklist
Arsenurinae
nothing reported
| | | Hemileucinae
nothing reported
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