If you are attempting to do identification work and you know the location of your specimens regarding Provinces, then you can substantially narrow your search by visiting Argentina Provinces. Otherwise there is a complete checklist for all of Argentina below.

This page has been updated August 24, 2015, based on reference material sent to me by Ezequiel Bustos as cited in a recent publication: NÚÑEZ: Catálogo preliminar de Saturniidae de Argentina TROP. LEPID. RES., 25(1): 22-33, 2015 31.

OXYTENINAE and CERCOPHANINAE Sometimes the Oxyteninae are treated as Oxytenidae, a family distinct from Saturniidae; sometimes they are treated as Oxyteninae, a subfamily of Saturniidae. The same is true for the Cercophaninae. Cercophana venusta male, copyright Kirby Wolfe Oxyteninae Asth. podaliriaria NE EB Oxytenis modestia NE EB Cercophaninae Cercoph. frauenfeldi EB Cercophana venusta EB Microdulia mirabilis EB

Arsenurinae Dysdaemonia fosteri male, Osununu Private Reserve, Misiones, Argentina, October 13, 2009, courtesy of Ezequiel Bustos. Those species and subspecies followed by a "*" are listed by Lemaire in his Arsenurinae, 1980. RB is for Ron Brechlin. Many thanks to Ezequiel Osvaldo Núñez Bustos who sent me a paper in August 2015 which includes many additional species for Argentina. Those additions are followed by EB. If you have corrections or additions, or especially images of larvae and/or adults not currently depicted, please forward them to oehlkew@islandtelecom.com Arsenura armida NV Arsen. orbignyana RF A. paraorbignyana Arsen. biundulata EB Arsen. jennettae EB Arsen. xanthopus EB Caio romulus EB Copiopteryx virgo * Copiopteryx sonthonnaxi EB Dysdae. brasiliensis RB Dysdaemonia fosteri * Paradaemonia thelia * Paradaem. meridionalis EB Rhescyntis pseudomartii EB Titaea t. tamerlan EB

SATURNIINAE: ATTACINI Rothschildia tucumani male, copyright protected, courtesy of Kirby Wolfe. Those species and subspecies followed by a "*" are listed by Lemaire in his Attacinae, 1978. An "en" indicates the species is thought to be endemic to Argentina. R. arethusa arethusa * R. aurota aurota NW EB R. aurota speculifera * Rothschildia belus NE EB Rothschildia condor * Roths. e. erycina NW, NE EB Roths. hesperus betis NE EB Rothschildia hesperus lutea * Rothschildia hopfferi * Rothschildia jacobaeae * R. lebeau ssp NS Rothschildia maurus en; * Roths. schreiteriana en; * Rothschildia tucumani *

SATURNIINAE: SATURNIINI Copaxa decrescens male, courtesy of Thibaud Decaens. Those species and subspecies followed by a "*" are listed by Lemaire in his Attacinae, 1978. An "en" indicates the species is thought to be endemic to Argentina. RF indicates additions courtesy of Reinhard Foerster from Misiones Province, Argentina. Copaxa decrescens ?? Copaxa flavobrunnea RF Copaxa f. flavina * Copaxa f. miranda * Copaxa mielkeorum Copaxa satellita *

CERATOCAMPINAE: Citheronia vogleri courtesy of Leroy Simon Those species and subspecies followed by a "*" are listed by Lemaire in his Ceratocampinae, 1987. I have added A. catharina and A. subangulata based on images sent to me by Oz Rittner. Specimens were taken in Misiones Province in northern Argentina. Bernhard Wenczel has assisted with identifications. I have also added E. i. magnifica based on an image from Buenos Aires, courtesy of Ezequiel Bustos, id confirmed by Carlos Mielke. I have also added A. fallax (Misiones) based on images from Reinhard Foerster. Many thanks to Ezequiel Osvaldo Núñez Bustos who sent me a paper in August 2015 which includes many additional species for Argentina. Those additions are followed by EB. Adeloneivaia acuta NE EB Adeloneivaia catharina OR Adeloneivaia fallax RF Adeloneivaia sab. sabulosa * Adeloneivaia subangulata OR Adelowalkeria flavosignata Adelowalkeria tristygma EB Alm. approximans NEA EB Almeid. corrupta NEA EB Bathyphlebia aglia NOA EB Ceratesa hemirhodia * Cicia nettia NEA EB Citheronia aroa NEA EB Cith. b. meridionalis * en C. hamifera hamifera * Citheronia laocoon * Cith. maureillei NW EB Cith. phoronea NW EB Citheronia vogleri * Citheronula a. sonyae * Citioica anthonilis NE EB Dacunju jucunda NE EB Eacles i. cacicus * Eacles i. magnifica EB Eacles i. opaca * Eacles i. tucumana * Eacles ormondei violacea Giacomellia bilineata * Giacomellia inversa *; en Neorcarnegia basirei E (PW) Neorcarn. bispinosa W (NV) Oiticella convergens NE EB Oiticella luteciae * Othorene cadmus NE EB Othor. purpurascens NE EB Procitheronia purpurea RSL Psilopygida crispula * Psilopygida walkeri NE EB Ptiloscola burmeisteri Ptiloscola cinerea Ptiloscola photophylla Schausiella arpi NE EB Schausiella carabaya NW EB Scolesa hypoxantha * Scolesa viettei NE EB Syssphinx molina * Syssphinx ocellata NW EB

HEMILEUCINAE Automeris coresus courtesy of Leroy Simon. Fernando Penco (FP) has sent many new records for Argentina (2008 +). Ezequiel Osvaldo Nunez Bustos (EB) reports Hylesia scortina from Misiones. Many thanks to Ezequiel Osvaldo Núñez Bustos who sent me a paper in August 2015 which includes many additional species for Argentina. Those additions are followed by EB. Adetomeris erythrops * Automerella aurora NE EB* Automerella flexuosa NE EB* Automerina cypria * A. amanda tucumana * Automeris amoena rotunda * Automeris basalis FP Automeris beckeri NE EB Automeris bilinea NW EB A. ch. cochabambae NW EB Automeris coresus * Autom. grammodes NW EB Automeris lecourti NW EB Autom. hamata FP Automeris illustris * Automeris moenchorum B&M A. innoxia/pomifera ? FP Automeris margaritae NW EB Automeris melanops NE EB Automeris naranja * Automeris nebulosa NE EB Automeris oberthurii * A. paramelanops ? WO A. pomifera/innoxia ? FP Automeris submacula NW EB Automeris tristis NE EB A. umbrosa lampei NE EB A. umbrosa umbrosa NW Catacantha ferruginea Catacantha jujuyensis Catacantha oculata NE EB Cata. stramentalis NW EB Cerodirphia brunnea brunnea mota ssp EB Cerodirphia occikani Cerodirphia vagans * Cerodirphia zikani NE EB Cinommata bistrigata * Dirphia araucariae NE EB Dirphia baroma NE EB Dirphia curitiba NE EB Dirphia dolosa NE EB Dirphia horca NE EB Dirphia muscosa NE * Dirphia cadioui NC * Dirphia ursina NW * Dirphia moderata * Dir. cochabambensis NW EB Dirphiopsis epiolina SE; * Dirphiopsis schreiteri * Dirphiopsis trisignata NE EB Eubergia caisa * Eubergia radians * Eudyaria venata * Eudyaria zeta * Gamelia abasia NW EB Gamelia argentina FP Gamelia catharina * Heliconisa pagenstecheri * Hidripa gschwandneri ? Hidripa paranensis NE EB Hidripa perdix EB Hidripa ruscheweyhi * Hidripa taglia * Hirpida nigrolinea FP Hirpida jujuylinea Hylesia ebalus NW, NE EB Hylesia falcifera NE EB Hylesia metapyrrha NE EB Hylesia munonia FM Hylesia nanus NE EB Hylesia nigricans * Hylesia oratex NE EB Hylesia remex NW, NE EB Hylesia rufex NE EB Hylesia scortina EB Hylesia subcottica * Hyperch. incisa RF Hyp. misionincisoides B&M Hyperchiria orodina * Hyperchiria schmiti Ithomisa kinkelini * Kentroleuca albilinea * Leucanella anikae Leucanella aspera aspera * Leucanella a. patagonica S. * Leucanella bivius ? Le. contempta contempta N; * Leucanella gibbosa NE EB Leucanella lama * Le. m. gardineri RF Le. stuarti koehleri * Le. viridescens viridescens * Le. viridescens viridior * Leucanella yungasensis Mi Lonomia obliqua FP Molippa binasa * Molippa boliviana Molippa convergens Molippa cruenta * Molippa eophila * Molippa latemedia NW EB Molippa sabina NE EB Molippa simillima ? * Molippa strigosa FP Molippa sup. superba * Ormiscodes a. amphinome * Ormiscodes a. lauta en * Ormis. a. nigroluteata en * Ormiscodes bruchi en * O. cinnamomea * Ormiscodes cognata * Ormiscodes nigrosignata * Ormiscodes schmidtnielseni * Paradir. o. latipunctata NV? Periga circumstans NE EB Periga fusca ESs Periga wandana ESs Polythysana rubrescens * Prohylesia zikani NE EB Ps. brasiliensis NE EB Pseudaut. chrisbrechlinae Pseudautomeris grammivora * Pseudautomeris hubneri * Pseudautomeris luteata * Pseudodirphia frickei Pseudod. knorkei NW EB Pseudodirphia singeri Travass. subfumata NE EB

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