I have no confirmed records for any Saturniidae species from the Central Departments of Paraguay. The checklist is based on reportsfrom neighboring departments in Paraguay and nearby Argentina.

Arsenurinae Parad. thelia WO?

Attacinae Saturniinae

Ceratocampinae Ad. subangul. WO? Cith. vogleri WO? C. a. armata WO? E. i. tucumana WO? Gia. bilineata WO? Psilop. walkeri WO? S. hypoxantha WO? Syss. molina WO?

Hemileucinae Autom. amoena WO? Aut. naranja WO? Eubergia caisa WO? Hylesia ebalus WO? Hyl. subcottica WO? Hyp. i. bicolor WO? Hyp. orodina WO?

Hemileucinae Leuc. aspera WO? L. m. gardineri WO? Mol. eophila WO? Mol. simillima WO? P. circumstans WO? Pse. luteata WO?

Those species followed by WO? are interpolations/extrapolations by myself, with no confirmed reports as yet. There are probably some erroneous inclusions and probably many omissions. The page will be updated if/when new information and images arrive.

Most, if not all, of Central Department is part of the Gran Chaco region, which includes wide plains, swamps, dry or seasonally flooded savannas, marshes, salt flats and a great variety of dry forests and scrublands. I do not expect there will be great Saturniidae diversity in Central Department. Those species which feed on mimosa, locust, acacia and shrubs are most likely to be found in Central Department.

If there are dry oak forests, then some of the Eacles and other oak feeders might be present.

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