Please note: The advent of DNA barcoding has resulted in many new descriptions (approximately 200 "new" Saturniidae species, 2010, even more 2011-2013). In many cases the "new" species are quite similar to existing species. Do not be surprised if more refined testing or revisions of "thresholds of difference" result in some synonymies or even more species/subspecies designations. Subsequent rearing may or may not indicate differences in larval appearance. It will be interesting to see how this all pans out.

I do not have permission to post on this webpage all the images available to me in book or journal publications. Some images are on my home computer only. In some cases only the male or the female, but not both genders, of a given species has been described as of November 16, 2013. Thus, there are some images missing from the display you are able to see.

Descriptions and forewing lengths, provided, refer to males of the species. The stated ranges may be more expansive than indicated. It is hoped that what has been provided will be helpful for identification work.

If you have images that you can submit with data, the pictures and information, credited to you, will be added to the respective files.

In 2010, Brechlin and Meister elevated Hyperchiria nausica form azteca to full species status as Hyperchiria azteca.

Hyperchiria plicata Group: Hw iris: red with relatively small white pupil; hw ground colour: beige.

Hyperchiria plicata male fwl: 27-29mm

H. plicata female fwl: 35-37mm

Brazil: RJ; ES

Hyperchiria extremapex male fwl: mm undescribed as of November 2013

H. extremapex female 1000-1800m; fwl:39-40mm

Bolivia: La Paz: Nor Yungas

Hyperchiria acutapex male fwl: mm undescribed as of November 2013

H. acutapex female 1000-1800m; fwl: 34-35mm

Bolivia: La Paz: Nor Yungas

Hyperchiria acuta male 400-2000m; fwl: 25-26 mm

H. acuta female 400-2000m; fwl: 34-37 mm

Peru: TUM; SAM; AMA; Ecuador: CA; NA; PA; MS; Colombia: Valle M: contrasting forewing

H. interacuta male 650-2000m; fwl: 25-26mm

H. interacuta female undescribed as of November 2013 fwl: mm

Peru: Junin Male: fairly uniform yellow-orange ground colour with greenish forewing cell

Hyperchiria australoacuta male fwl: mm

H. australoacuta female fwl: mm

Peru: Cusco; Madre de Dios Boliv.: La Paz; Cochabamba

Hyperchiria parallela male 800m; ws: 54mm

H. parallela female 550-1100m; fwl: 35-37mm

Ecuador: Pichincha reddish-brown fem. similar to acutapex hw median band almost tangential to ocellus HW marginal area grey

Hyperchiria parda male fwl: mm undescribed as of November 2013

H. parda female 1200m; fwl: 33mm

Ecuador: Tungurahua reddish-brown fem. similar to acutapex hw median band distant from ocellus

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