Saturniidae of Colombia


Oxyteninae

Sometimes the Oxyteninae are treated as Oxytenidae, a family distinct from Saturniidae; sometimes they are treated as Oxyteninae, a subfamily of Saturniidae.

Asthenidia geometraria, Guyana, June 27, 1927,
Cornell University Collection, courtesy of Ryan Saint Laurent.

Asthenidia stricturaria
Asthenidia t. columbiana

Oxytenis leda
Oxytenis modestia

Oxytenis n. nubila
Oxytenis spadix

ARSENURINAE

Arsenura armida courtesy of Leroy Simon

Those species and subspecies followed by a "*" are listed by Lemaire in his Arsenurinae, 1980.

Those species followed by ARA are from the work of Angela R. Amarillo, 1997.

An "en" indicates the species is thought to be endemic to Colombia. N, E, S, W have been used to indicate relative geography. No lettering indicates the species is probably widespread.

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 albopicta E *
A. arch. archianassa * W
Arsenura armida *
Arsenura batesii arcaei W *
Arsenura b. batesii E ARA
Arsenura beebei E *
Arsenura ciocolatina E ARA
A. sylla niepelti W; en? *

Caio championi E & W *

Copiopteryx jehovah E *
Copiopteryx s. semiramis *
Copiopteryx s. andensis W *

Dysdaemonia boreas *

Grammopelta lineata ARA

samba sambdensis N

Paradaemonia andensis ARA
Paradaemonia nycteris E *

Paradaemonia p. platydesmia *
Paradaemonia samba E *

Rhescyntis h. hippodamia E *
Rhescyntis h. colombiana *

Titaea lemoulti *
Titaea t. amazonensis *
Titaea tamerlan nobilis *
Titaea timur *

SATURNIINAE: ATTACINI

Those species and subspecies followed by a "*" are listed by Lemaire in his Attacinae, 1978.

Those species followed by ARA are from the work of Angela R. Amarillo, 1997.

An "en" indicates the species is thought to be endemic to Colombia.

R. aricia ARA
R. arethusa rhodina ARA
R. aurota aurota *
Rothschildia e. erycina E *

R. e. nigrescensa W *
R. hesperus hesperus *
R. lebeau inca *

R. orizaba bogotana
R. orizaba equatorialis W *
R. orizaba cauca W *; en
R. zacateca ARA

SATURNIINAE: SATURNIINI

Those species and subspecies followed by a "*" are listed by Lemaire in his Attacinae, 1978.

Those species followed by ARA are from the work of Angela R. Amarillo, 1997.

An "en" indicates the species is thought to be endemic to Colombia.

Anth. godmani ARA

Cop. andensis *
Cop. apollinairei E *; en
Cop. bachuea
Cop. decrescens *
Cop. denhezi W *; en
Cop. expandens E *
Cop. ignescens W *; en
Cop. multifenestrata W *

Cop. satellita E *
Cop. niepelti
Cop. rufinans *
Cop. sapatoza *; en
C. s. semioculata *
Cop. orientalis *
Cop. simson *
Cop. troetschi ?
Cop. troetschi ?
Copaxa dagmarae

Copaxa tulcana
Copaxa winbrechliniani
Copaxa marquezae
Copaxa parexpandens
Copaxa machadoi
Copaxa virgensis
Copaxa cabrera
Copaxa metescens
Copaxa yarumala
Copaxa antiollita

CERATOCAMPINAE:

Those species and subspecies followed by a "*" are listed by Lemaire in his Ceratocampinae, 1987, confirming many internet listings. TD represents additions by Thibaud Decaens.

LRRV denotes info from SHILAP: Notes on some Saturniidae from Albania (Caqueta Department), Racheli and Vinciguerra, 2005.

Those species followed by ARA are from the work of Angela R. Amarillo, 1997.

Adeloneivaia centrojason?? N
Adeloneivaia guajira N
Adeloneivaia santamartaiana N

Adeloneivaia acuta *
Adeloneivaia boiduvalii *
Adelon. c. catoxantha LRRV
Adeloneivaia jason jason *
Adeloneivaia subangulata *

Adelowalkeria winbrechlini N

Adelowalkeria caeca W *
Adelowalkeria eugenia *
Adelow. plateada LRRV

Bathyphlebia aglia *
Bathyphlebia eminens *

Cicia pelota LRRV

Citheronia aroa LRRV
Citheronia bellavista W *
Citheronia equatorilais W *
C. hamifera hamifera *
C. lobesi lobesi *
Citheronia phoronea *

Citheronioides collaris W *

Citioica colombiana N
Citioica grisecolombiana N

Citioica anthonilis *
Citioica homoea ARA

johnsoniella N

Eacles adoxa *
Eacles barnesi *??
Eacles i. anchicayensis *
Eacles i. cacicus *
E. masoni tyrannus W *
E. o. niepelti *
Eacles penelope *

Oth. hodeva LRRV
Othorene purpurascens *

Procith. fenestrata LRRV

Psilopygida walkeri *

Ptiloscola santamartensis N

Ptiloscola dargei ? P. Ec.
Ptiloscola descimoni TD
Ptiloscola lilacina lilacina *
Ptiloscola photophila TD
Rachesa dianae N
Rachesa svetlanae N
Rachesa breteuili caucensis N

Rachesa breteulli *

Schausiella tatama N

Schausiella denhezorum W *
Schausiella moinieri ARA
Schausiella subochreata *
Schausiella toulgoeti W *; en

Syssphinx bidmagdaleniana N
Syssphinx centriantioquiana N
Syssphinx centriboyacensis N
Syssphinx santamartaiana N
Syssphinx tatama N

Syssphinx chocoensis *
Syssphinx c. grisea *
Syssphinx jasonoides *; en
Syssphinx molina *
Syss. q. quadrilineata ? P, V
Syss. q. occlusa *
Syssphinx smithi *

HEMILEUCINAE

Those species and subspecies followed by a "*" are listed by Lemaire in his Hemileucinae, 2002, confirming many interent listings.

LRRV denotes info from SHILAP: Notes on some Saturniidae from Albania (Caqueta Department), Racheli and Vinciguerra, 2005.

Those species followed by ARA are from the work of Angela R. Amarillo, 1997.

An "en" indicates the species is thought to be endemic to Colombia.

I have added Pseudautomeris lata which I (WO?) feel probably flies in eastern Colombia.

Automerina auletes *

Automeris vincentensis
Automeris handschugi
Automeris fieldi fieldseptentrides
Automeris maximae
Aut. gunneri
Aut. hausmanni
Aut. peggyanae
Aut. peggyanae pegbogotoana
Aut. conceptiona
Aut. risquindensis
Aut. pinasiana

Automeris abdominalis *
A. amanda subobscura *
A. banus argentifera *
Automeris belti zaruma *
Automeris bilinea ARA
Aut. choco B&M
Automeris cinctistriga ARA
Automeris cryptica ARA
Aut. cundinamarcensis B&M
Automeris curvilinea ARA
Aut. dagmarae B&M
Automeris denhezorum *
Automeris dognini *
Automeris duchartrei *
Automeris exigua *
Automeris falco SN
Automeris fieldi *
Automeris hamata *
Automeris iguaquensis ARA
Automeris incarnata *
Aut. janrudloffi B&M
Automeris janus ARA
Automeris jucunda *
Automeris liberia *
Aut. magdaleniana B&M
Automeris meridionalis *
Automeris metzli *
Automeris niepelti *
Automeris oiticicai *
Automeris phrynon *
Aut. pinasiana e
Automeris postalbida *
Automeris rudloffjani
Automeris schwartzi LRRV
Automeris tamsi *
Aut. tolimaiensis B&M
A. vomona vomona *
Automeris zugana *
A. zurobara gadouae TD
Aut. zurouae B&M

Catocantha stramentalis

Cerodirphia brunnaea ARA
Cerodirphia gachala

Cerodirphia candida ARA
Cerodirphia flammans ARA
Cerodirphia mota ARA
Cero. sanctimartinensis ARA
Cerodirphia siriae
Cerodirphia speciosa ARA
Cerodirphia zulemae TD

Dirphia crassgachala;
Dirphia diana
Dirphia diana
Dirphia ludyarumala
Dirphia santboyacensis
Dirphia yarumala
Dirphia fraterna callosa



Dirphia abhorca ARA
Dirphia avia ARA
Dirphia carimaguensis TD
Dirphia crassifurca ARA
Dirphia f. fraterna LRRV
Dirphia ludmillae ARA
Dirphia somniculosa ARA
Dirphia subhorca ARA
Dirphia tarquinia ARA
Dirphia thliptophana ARA
Dir. tolimafurca e
Dir. yarumala e

Dirphiella niobe S.W.; en *

Dirphiopsis flora *

Erythromeris chrisbrechlinae

Erythromeris flexilineata E; *
Erythromeris saturniata en *

Gamelia abasia *
Gamelia denhezi W; *
Gamelia kiefferi en *
Gamelia neidhoeferi E; *
Gamelia pyrrhomelas W; *

Gam. chrisbrechlinae
Gamelioides elainae ?
Gam. pinzonica
Gam. sinjaevi
Gam. winbrechlini

Hirpida guajoni *
Hirpida nigrolinea ?

H. (H.) angmetex
H. (H.) faunalex
H. (H.) sucumbex
H. (H.) mincex
H. (H.) compsantandex
H. (H.) antioquiex
H. (H.) asccolombex
H. (H.) andcaucex
H. (H.) andcaucex andentioquiex
H. (H.) santboyacex
H. (H.) metex
H. (H.) garrochex
H. (H.) moronex
H. (H.) juprex
H. (H.) yarumalex
H. (H.) tatamex
H. (H.) paupsententridex
H. (H.) magdalenex
H. (H.) tapariba tapgarrochex
H. (H.) aencocornex
H. (H.) cotmetex
H. (H.) ilsantandex

Hylesia aenides *
Hylesia anchises en W *
Hylesia annulata *
Hylesia bouvereti *
Hylesia canitia *
Hylesia coex *
Hylesia colombex W *
Hylesia cont. colombiana W *
Hylesia dalina W *
Hylesia daryae n.s.
Hylesia ebalus *
Hylesia gigantex W *
Hylesia gyrex *
Hylesia indurata *
Hylesia invidiosa e
Hylesia medifex E; en *
Hylesia melanostigma *
Hylesia mymex *
Hylesia nanus *
Hylesia nigripes E; en *
Hylesia praeda *
Hylesia rosacea thaumex *
Hylesia roseata W, *
Hylesia r. rubrifrons W *
Hylesia r. muzoensis E; en *
Hylesia tapabex *
Hylesia tapareba *
Hylesia umbrata *
Hylesia zonex E; en *

Hylesiopsis festiva *

Hyperchiria acuta *
Hyper. columbiana B&M
Hyperchiria nausica *

Leucanella apollinairei E; *
Leucanella bonillensis TD
L. contempta contempta *
Leucanella flammans W; *
Leucanella nyctimene *

Lonomia casanarensis
Lonomia laalbania
Lonomia minca


Lonomia descimoni *
Lonomia pseudobliqua ?
Lonomia achelous achelous ?
Lonomia colombiana W & E; *
Lonomia rufescens *

Meroleuca amarillae en *
Meroleuca dargei en *
Merol. erythropus ARA
Meroleuca fassli en *
Meroleuca flavodiscata en *
Meroleuca litura en *
Meroleuca lituroides en *
Meroleuca naias *
Meroleuca nigra en *
Meroleuca venosa en *

Molippa latemedia LRRV
Molippa malyi ESs
Molippa nibasa W; * ?
Molippa simillima ? *
Molippa tusina W; *

Ormiscodes shapiroi en *

Paradirphia apollinairei ??
Paradirphia cabrera
Paradirphia caldas
Paradirphia cavichensis
Paradirphia santander
Paradirphia tatama
Paradirphia tolima


Paradirphia andicola *
Paradirphia antonia *
Paradirphia geneforti ARA
Paradirphia torva en; *

Periga angulosa LRRV
Periga armata *
Periga cluacina ARA
Periga elsa *
Periga inexpectata *
Periga intensiva *
Periga occidentalis *

Periphoba arcaei E *
Periphoba hircia ARA
Periphoba nigra W *
rudloffi N
tolimaianaN

Ps. salmcolombiana


Pseudautomeris antioquia W *
P. chocensis B&M
Pseudautomeris irene *
Pseudaut. lata WO?
P. rudloffi WO?
Pseudat. salmonea B&M

Pseudodirphia agis *
Pseudodirphia angulata
Pseudodirphia biremis E *
Pseudodirphia conjuncta en *
Pseudodirphia convexa
P. cupripuncta W; en *
Pseudodirphia ducalis
Pseudodirphia eumedide *
Pseudod. eumedidoides ARA
Pseudodirphia imperialis en *
Pseudodirphia infuscata E *
P. medinensis E en *
Pseudodirphia menander W *
Pseudodirphia pallida en *
Pseudodirphia peruviana E ?
Pseudodirphia regia *
Pseudodirphia sinuosa en *

Psil. apollinairei N

Rhodirphia carminata W *

Rhodirphia winbrechlini




Win. shapiroi
Win. winbrechlini

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