Updated from Racheli's "The Saturniidae fauna of Napo Province, Ecuador, an overview"
SHILAP Revta lepid., 34 (134), 2006: 125-139, September 12, 2007
Updated as per "An update checklist for the Saturniidae of Ecuador. Part II: .... " in
SHILAP Revta. lepid 34 (135), 2006: 197-211 L. & T. Racheli, September 2007
Further updated as per Global Mirror System of DNA Barcoding Analysis (locations and dates of BOLD submissions, new species), January 2012
indicated by Mi for Mirror System or B&M for Brechlin & Meister
Updated as per Entomo Satsphingia Jahrgang 6 Heft 2 21.02.2013; April 17, 2013
Updated as per Entomo Satsphingia Jahrgang 6 heft 3 30.05.2013; February 5, 2014
Updated for Cerodirphia up to 2014

Saturniidae of Ecuador

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

Here are links to some Genus Comparison Charts to hopefully make identifications easier.

Copaxa of Ecuador


OXYTENINAE

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

Asthenidia terminalis male, May 26, 2006, Lita, Esmeraldas, Ecuador,
courtesy/copyright Horst Kach.

Asthenidia amphira
Asthenidia cellata
Asthenidia d. diffissa
Asthenidia terminalis

Oxytenis albilunulata
Oxytenis epiphaea
Oxytenis gigantea
Oxytenis leda ?

Oxytenis modestia
Oxytenis n. naemia
Oxytenis peregrina
Oxytenis plettina

ARSENURINAE

Rhescyntis descimoni courtesy of Bernhard Wenczel.

Those species and subspecies followed by a "*" are listed by Lemaire in his Arsenurinae, 1980, confirming many listings taken from the internet.

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

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
A. arch. porioni * SW; en
Arsenura armida *
Arsenura b. batesii E *
Arsenura b. arcaei W *
A. b. auriantiaca E * ; en
Arsenura ciocolatina *
Arsenura cymonia E *
Arsenura kaechi Mi
A. pond. ponderosa E *
Arsenura mossi * E
Arsenura rebeli E *
Arsenura sylla E, LTR
Ars. sy. niepelti NW, HK
Ars. t. lemairei NE, LTR

Caio championi NW ?
Caio harrietae W *

Copiopteryx jehovah E *
Copiopt. s. andensis W *
Cop. s. semiramis E, LTR

Dysdaemonia boreas *

Grammopelta lineata *

Loxolomia johnsoni E *
L. serpentina ? prob. not



Paradaem. nycteris E *
P p. platydesmia *
Paradaemonia ruschii *
Paradaemonia samba E *

Rhes. descimoni E; en *
Rhescyntis hermes *
Rhes. he. hermandensis
Rhes. hi. hippodamia E *
Rhes. hi. colombiana *

Titaea t. amazonensis *
Titaea tamerlan nobilis *
T. tam. guayaquila SW *
Titaea lemoulti *
Titaea timur *

SATURNIINAE: ATTACINI

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 Ecuador.

R. arethusa rhodina NE *
R. aricia aricia N *
R. aricia xanthina NE *
R. aurota aurota E *
R. aur. auroamazonensis N

R. equatorialis W *
Rothschildia e. erycina E *
R. e. nigrescensa W *
R. hesperus hesperus NE *
R. jorulloides W *

Rothschildia kaechi B&M
R. l. lebeau W, LTR
R. lebeau inca E *
R. orizaba peruviana E *
peruviana coxeyi N

SATURNIINAE: SATURNIINI

Those species and subspecies followed by a "*" are listed by Lemaire in his Attacinae, 1978, confirming many internet postings. TD inidicates an addition by Thibaud Decaens. HK indicates an addition by Horst Kach.

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

Copaxa andensis *
Copaxa andescens
Copaxa andorientalis
Cop. arianae BM
Copaxa bachuea LTR
C. brunnaeocaeca TD
Cop. carolinae E B&M
Copaxa cineracea E *
Copaxa decrescens *

C. expandens expandens E *
Cop. hoehni BM
C. intermediata LTR
Cop. kaechi BM
Copaxa koenigi LTR
Copaxa litensis NW
Copaxa medea *

Copaxa multifenestrata W *
Copaxa novocineracea
Copaxa orientalis *
Copaxa rufinans W *
Copaxa satellita E *
Copaxa simoni
Copaxa simson HK
C. winbrechlini W
Copaxa witti W BM

CERATOCAMPINAE:

Those species and subspecies followed by a "*" are listed by Lemaire in his Ceratocampinae, 1987.

Adeloneivaia acuta *
Adeloneivaia boiduvalii *
A. cat. catoxantha *
Adeloneivaia j. jason *?
A. jaustralica e
A. j. nigripuncta W *; en
A. orientoandensis e
Adeloneivaia pelias E *
Adelo. subangulata *

Adelowalkeria eugenia *
Adelowalkeria plateada *
Adelowalkeria torresi *

Bathyphlebia aglia ?
Bathyphlebia eminens *
Bathyphlebia flavior *
Bathyphlebia johnsoni *
Bath. rufescens W *; en

Cicia pelota E *







Citheronia andina E *
Citheronia aroa E *
Citheronia bellavista W *
C. bella. cinerea SW *
Cither. equatorialis W *
Cither. guayaquila SW *
C. hamifera hamifera *
C. lobesi lobesi ?
Citheronia phoronea *

Citheronioi. collaris W *

Citioica anthonilis *
Citioica homoea *

Eacles adoxa *
Eacles barnesi *
Eacles callopteris *
Eacles guianensis E *
Eacles i. anchicayensis *
Eacles i. cacicus *
Eacles kaechi B&M
E. masoni fulvaster *
E. o. niepelti *
E. o. peruviana *
E. o. violacea E *
Eacles penelope *
Eacles tyrannus W *

Othorene hodeva *
Othorene purpurascens *
Othor. winbrechlini ESs

Procithe. fenestrata *

Ptiloscola dargei W *
Ptiloscola descimoni *
Ptiloscola photophila *
Ptilo. rorerae S.W., W. *

Rachesa adusta LR
Rachesa arianae BM
Rachesa breteulli *
Rachesa nisa E *
Rachesa reventador *
arianae N
Rachesa sumacensis BM

Schausiella carabaya *
Schaus. longispina E *
Schausiella polybia *
Schaus. subochreata *

Syssphinx amena *
Syssphinx bidens *
Sys. chocoensis ?; C, B
Syssphinx molina *
Syssphinx ocellata LR
Syssphinx q. occlusa *
Sys. thiaucourti * en


HEMILEUCINAE:

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

I have also utilized, January 2007, L. & T. Racheli's An Update Checklist of the Saturniidae of Ecuador. Part I, in SHILAP, 2005, which includes some tentative species, some additions for Ecuador and some range extensions on the individual files beyond Lemaire's work.

Horst Kach has also provided some range extensions and numerous images.

Automerina caudatula *
Automerina cypria *
Aut-ina tatianae e
Automerina vala LTR
Automerina auletes *
Auto. esmeraletes BM

Automeris abdominalis *
Aut. abdominapoensis T
Aut. abdomiorientalis BM
Aut. abdomipichinchensis
Aut. alticarchensis BM
Aut. alticola E; en *
A. a. subobscura *
Aut. andicola *
Automeris annulata LTR
A. banus argentifera *
Automeris atrolimbata E *
A. banus proxima *
Aut. barragani BM
Automeris belti zaruma W *
Automeris boops *
Automeris caucensis W *
Automeris cinctistriga *
Aut. cosangana BM
Automeris curvilinea E *
Aut. cuscosylviae E
Automeris denticulata *
Aut. doelfi
Automeris duchartrei *
Aut. ecuata E
Automeris egeus *
Automeris exigua *
Aut. fabiani E
Automeris fieldi *
Automeris gabriellae *
A. grammodes *
Automeris hamata *
Auto. harrisorum LTR
A. heppneri E *
Aut. huascari BM
Automeris innoxia LTR
Aut. iwanowitschi BM
Automeris janus *
Automeris jivaros SW *
Automeris jucunda *
Aut. kaechi E
Automeris larra *
Automeris liberia *
Aut. lojana e
Aut. manzanoi BM
Automeris metzli *
Automeris midea *
Aut. midenapoensis E
Automeris moresca LTR
Automeris napoensis E; en *
Automeris niepelti LTR
Aut. occidentorestes E
Aut. occiecuatoriana W
Automeris orestes E *
Aut. oroiana BM
Aut. pacchana BM
Aut. papallactensis BM
Aut. parecuata BM
Aut. parapichinchensis W
Aut. pastaziana E
Aut. peruviana ??
Automeris phrynon *
A. vomona pichichensis *
Aut. pinasi BM
Aut. pinasiana e
Automeris pomifera E *
Automeris postalbida *
Aut. sachai BM
Aut. santaclariana E
Automeris schwartzi E *
Automeris styx LTR
Aut. tolimaiensis Canar
Aut. uniorientalis BM
Automeris vergnei ??
Aut. winbrechlini
Aut. zamorana BM
Automeris zugana W *

Catocan. ecorientalis BM
Catocan. jujuyensis BM
Catocan. stramentalis *

Cerodirphia annelisae BM
Cerodirphia azuayana BM
Cerodirphia b. brunnea *
Cerodirphia candida *
Cerodir. cutteri SE; en *
C. flavoscripta SE; en *
C. gualacensis SE; en *
Cerodirphia kattyae BM
Cerodir lojensis SW; en *
Cerodirphia moronensis BM
Cerodirphia mota mota NW *
C. mota napoensis NC; en *
Cerodirphia nadiana E; en *
Cerodirphia roseamazonica
C. wellingi roseissima *
Cerodirphia siriae
Cerodirphia speciosa *
Cerodirphia zamorana

Dirphia abhorca NW *
Dirphia aculea E *
D. aculecuatoriana e
Dirphia apeggyae W
Dirphia arianae e
Dirphia avia *
Dirphia avinapoana

Dirphia brevifurca E *
Dirphia carchensis e
Dirphia crassifurca *
Dirphia horca SE *
Dirphia napoensis Napo
Dirphia subhorca W *
D. panamensis fassli *
Dirphia pastazana
Dirphia proserpina W; en *
Dirphia radiata LTR
Dirphia rengei
Dirphia somniculosa W *
D. somniculosa confluens E *
Dirphia somoccidentalis e
Dirphia fraterna fraterna E *
Dirphia thliptophana *
Dirphiopsis flora *
Dir-sis. orientalis e
Dirphiopsis unicolor *

Erythromeris flexilineata E; *
Erythro. obscurior E; en *

Gamelia abasia *
Gamelia denhezi W; *
Gamelia esmeraliettei
Gamelia herbini
Gamelia hollinensis
Gamelia kaechi
Gamelia lojensis
Gamelia neidhoeferi E; *
Gamelia paramartiniana
Gamelia pyrrhomelas W; *
Gamelia rindgei E; *
Gamelia rubriluna E; *
Gamelia rudloffi
Gamelia viettei E; *

Gamelioides anneliesae E
cajas Az.
Gamelioides elainae E; en *
Gamelioides ifei
inti MS
kaechi Su
Gamelioides kattyae W
Gamelioides sachai E

Hirpida guajoni *
Hirpida nigrolinea *

Hylesia aeneides *
Hylesia andensis E; *
Hylesia angulex E *
Hylesia annulata *
Hylesia athlia *
Hylesia bouvereti *
Hylesia canitia *
Hylesia cedomnibus *
Hylesia colombex W *
Hylesia cont. colombiana *
Hylesia cottica *
Hylesia dalina *
Hylesia gigantex W *
Hylesia gigantex orbana *
Hylesia gyrex *
Hylesia hamata W *
Hylesia index *
Hylesia indurata *
Hylesia leilex E *
Hylesia melanops *
Hylesia melanostigma *
Hylesia metabus *
Hylesia moronensis *
Hylesia mymex *
Hylesia nanus *
Hylesia olivenca *
Hylesia pallidex *
Hylesia pauper E, *
Hylesia praeda *
Hylesia rex
Hylesia rosacea thaumex *
Hylesia roseata W, *
Hylesia rubrifrons W *
Hylesia subcottica *
Hylesia subfasciata *
Hylesia tapareba *
Hylesia teratex *
Hylesia terrosex E *
Hylesia umbrata *

Hylesiopsis festiva *

Hyperchiria acuta *
Hyperchiria nausica *?
H. nausioccidentalis
H. parallela
Hyperchiria parda
Hyperchiria volcana

Hypermerina kasyi E ??
Hypermerina rubrojunensis

Leucanella apollinairei E; *
Leucanella bolanosi BKM
L. contempta contempta *
L. contempta inti
L. contempta sacha
Leucanella contei E *
Leucanella flammans W *
L. hausmanni
Leucanella lynx *
Leucanella maandensis
Leucanella maasseni *
Leucanella manzanoi BKM
L. memusoides W; en *
Leucanella newmani ??
Leuc. nyctimene ?? LTR

Lonomia ach. achelous E *
Lonomia colombiana W *
Lonomia descimoni E *

Lonomia francescae LR
Lonomia manabiana W
Lonomia nigra W
Lon. orientocordillera NE
Lonomia oroiana El Oro
Lonomia peggyae W
Lonomia vanschaycki E

Meroleuca albomaculata en *
Meroleuca arianae BM
Meroleuca bipectinata en *
Meroleuca bipunctata *
Mero. chrisbrechlinae BM
Meroleuca edithae BM
Meroleuca erythrops en *
Meroleuca famula en *
Meroleuca kaechi BM
Meroleuca laverna en *
Meroleuca microstyx en *
Meroleuca nadiana en *
Meroleuca nata en *
Meroleuca penai en *
M. rectilineata en *
Meroleuca riveti en *
Meroleuca sangayana BM
Meroleuca saragurensis BM
Meroleuca winbrechlini BM
Meroleuca zamorana BM
Meroleuca zunacensis BM

Molippa azuelensis E; en *
Molippa latemedia *
Molippa malyi ESs?
Molippa nibasa W; ? *
Molippa placida E ?? LTR
Molippa simillima ? *
Molippa tusina W; *
Molippa wittmeri W; *

Paradirphia andicola *
Paradirphia geneforti *
Paradirphia o. oblita *

Per. altomoronensis E, ESs
Periga angulosa *
Periga baezana E, ESs
Periga barragani Carchi, ESs
Periga bispinosa *
Periga elsa *
Periga extensiva *
Per. galbimaculata *
Per. galbinexspectata E, ESs
Per. galbiparaculata E, ESs
Periga herbini *
Periga inexpectata *
Periga lobulata *
Periga occidentalis *
Periga pacchana El Oro, ESs
Periga pachijalensis W, ESs
Periga parvibulbacea *
Pe. tungurahuensis E, ESs

Periphoba attali S W en *
Periphoba hircia *
Periphoba nigra W *
Periphoba porioni E *

Pseudaut. antioquia W *
P. arminirene E *
Pseudautomeris horsti BM
P. irene irene W *
Pseud. chinchipensis S; LTR
Pseudautomeris lata *
Pseudautomeris marceli BM
Pseudautomeris pohli E *
P. rudloffi W BM
Pseudaut. yourii E; en *
Pseud. zamora S; LTR

Pseudodirphia agandensis
Pseudodirphia agis E *
Pseudodirphia alba E *
Pseudodirphia alticola E; en *
Pseudodirphia andicola E *
Pseudo. andicoloides E
Pseudodirphia biremis E *
Pseudod. ducalis W; en *
Pseud. ecoccidides
Pseud. ecoridides
Psudo. eumedide E ?? LTR
P. eumedidoides E *
Pseudo. herbuloti W; en *
Pseudodirphia infuscata E *
Pseudod. menander W *
Pseudodirphia napola E
Pseudodirphia obliqua E *
Pseudodirphia parfuscata
Pseudodirphia peruviana E *
Pseudodirphia regia W *
Pseud. septentridens
Pseudod. thiaucourti E *
Pseudodirphia uniformis E *
Pseudodirphia weberorum
Pseudodirphia zamorcola

Rhodirphia carminata


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