ORMISCODES OF THE WORLD

The genus Ormiscodes belongs to the Hemileucini Tribe of Subfamily Hemileucinae in the Saturniidae Family. Larvae have urticating spines, and members of this genus are found in South America, primarily Argentina and Chile.

From the species whose life cycle is known, the eggs are deposited in rings around host plant twigs, and the egg stage is the overwintering stage. Pupation is either underground or amongst leaf litter.

Some of the flight dates suggest two broods or a very large window of a single flight. The latter may be the case as egg development and larval growth are factors of temparature which can be marginally suited for "normal" development times in many areas of habitat.

Ormiscodes cinnamomea larva, copyright protected, Kirby Wolfe.

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

Listing of Ormiscodes:

P amphinome (Fabricius, 1775) Chile; Argentina
Amydona humeralis Goeze, 1781, Terra del Fuego, is same as amphinome
Bombyx hyadesi Mabille,1885, Argentina, is same as amphinome
latifasciata Bouvier, 1935, Chile, is a synonym for amphinome
marginata Philippi, 1859, Chile, is a synonym for amphinome
Catocephala vulpina Philippi, 1859, Chile, is a synonym for amphinome
N amphinome lauta (Berg, 1881) Argentina
N bruchi (Kohler, 1930) Argentina
P cinnamomea (Feisthamel, 1839) Chile, Argentina
claudia Bryk, 1945, Argentina, is same as cinnamomea
crinita Blanchard, 1852, is same as cinnamomea
Dirphia plana Walker,1855, Chile, is same as cinnamomea
Dirphia telifera Bouvier,1930, "Corinto", is same as cinnamomea
N cognata Philippi, 1859 Chile, Argentina
Catocephala alanus Packard, 1914, Chile, is same as cognata
N joiceyi Draudt, 1930 Chile
N nigrolutea Bouvier, 1924 Argentina
Catocephala patagonica Bouvier, 1926, Argentina, is a synonym for nigrolutea
N nigrosignata Philippi, 1859 Chile
Catocephala luperia Packard, 1914, is same as nigrosignata
Catocephala murina Draudt, 1930, is a synonym for nigrosignata
P penai Lemaire & Parra, 1995 Chile
P rufosignata Blanchard, 1852 Chile
Catocephala lupina Draudt, 1930, Chile, is a synonym for rufosignata
P schmidtnielseni Lemaire, 1985 Argentina
N shapiroi Lemaire, 1978 Colombia
P socialis socialis Feisthamel, 1839 Peru, French Guiana
Dirphia angulifera Walker, 1855, Peru, is same as socialis socialis
Thauma ananda ribesii H. Edwards, 1874, Peru, is same as socialis socialis
Thauma ribis H. Edwards, 1875, Peru, is same as socialis socialis
N socialis grisea Ureta, 1957 Chile
P taylori Donahue & Lemaire, 1975 Mexico Dirphiella is proper classification

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