Species list updated as per Global Mirror System of DNA Barcoding Analysis (locations and dates of BOLD submissions), January 2012
Updated as per personal communication with Frederic Beneluz, January 2012
Updated as per Entomo-Satsphingiae Journals 2008-2013; November 2014

Saturniidae of French Guiana

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


OXYTENINAE

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

Therinia geometraria
Therinia b. buckleyi
Therinia diffissa fortis
Therinia lactucina

Therinia spinicauda
Therinia stricturaria
Oxytenis modestia
Oxytenis mirabilis

Oxytenis erosa
Oxytenis naemia aravaca
Oxytenis peregrina
Oxytenis zerbina
Neohomoe. m. prona

Arsenurinae

Paradaemonia gravis courtesy of Entomo Service

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

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

If you have corrections or additions, or especially images of larvae and/or adults not currently depicted, please forward them to oehlkew@islandtelecom.com

Many thanks to Frederic Beneluz (FB) for recent submission of images and data for Arsenura guiglarisi.

Frederic also adds, * "A. batesii: the FG population is not arcaei, not batesii but an intermediate population."

On February 5, 2012, Frederic Beneluz sent me an updated checklist for French Guiana which includes the new species designations for 2011-2012.

ARSENURINAE

Arsenura armida *
Arsenura ciocolatina *
Arsenura beebei *
Arsenura albopicta *
Arsenura giuglarisi FB
Arsenura sylla sylla *
Arsenura thomsoni *
A. batesii arcaei * see note above
A. ponderosa guianensis *

Copiopteryx jehovah *
Copiopteryx s. semiramis *

Dysdaemonia boreas *

Grammopelta lineata *

Paradaemonia andensis
Paradaemonia gravis en *
P. p. platydesmia *

Paradaemonia samba *
Paradaemonia terrena *

Rhescyntis hermes *
Rhescyntis h. hippodamia *

Titaea t. amazonensis *
Titaea lemoulti *

SATURNIINAE: ATTACINI

Rothschildia jacobaeae, male courtesy of Leroy Simon.

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 French Guiana.

R. aurota aurota *

Rothschildia e. erycina *

R. hesperus hesperus *

SATURNIINAE: SATURNIINI

Copaxa marona male, French Guiana,
courtesy of Jean-Yves Malmasson.

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 French Guiana.

Copaxa bireni *

Copaxa marona

Copaxa peggyae

CERATOCAMPINAE:

Citheronia phoronea female, copyright protected, Kirby Wolfe.

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

Adeloneivaia boiduvalii *
A. cat. catoxantha *
Adeloneivaia cayennis
Adeloneivaia erici
Adeloneivaia jason jason *
Adeloneivaia kawiana
Adeloneivaia pallida FB
Adeloneivaia pelias *
Adeloneivaia subangulata *not present according to FB, replaced by pallida

Adelowalkeria eugenia *
Adelowalkeria plateada *
Adelowalkeria torresi *

Cicia pelota *


Citheronia aroa *
Citheronia hamifera FGS
Citheronia laocoon *
Citheronia phoronea *

Citioica anthonilis *
Citioica guayensis

Eacles acuta *
Eacles adoxa *
Eacles barnesi *
Eacles i. cacicus *
Eacles guianensis *
E. f. fulvaster *
E. o. peruviana
Eacles penelope *
Eacles silkae

Othorene hodeva *
Othorene purpurascens *

Procitheronia fenestrata ?
Procitheronia vanschaycki

Psilopygoides oda *

Ptiloscola photophila *

Schausiella polybia *
Schausiella subochreata *

Syssphinx molina *

HEMILEUCINAE:

Pseudautomeris salmonea male, copyright protected, courtesy of Kirby Wolfe.

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

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

Ancistrota plagia *

Automerina caudatula *
Automerina cypria *
Automerina auletes *
Automerina beneluzi *

Automeris a. amoena FGS
Automeris annulata *
Automeris arminia *
Automeris balachowskyi *
Automeris cinctistriga *
Automeris curvilinea E *
Automeris despicata
Automeris duchartrei X
Automeris egeus *
Automeris fletcheri *
Automeris godartii *
Automeris goodsoni *
Automeris hamata *
Automeris innoxia *
Automeris janus *
Automeris jucundoides *
Automeris larra *
Automeris lenarti
Automeris liberia *
Automeris midea *
Automeris moresca *
Automeris orestes NC *
Automeris parageus Mi, not included by FB?
Automeris styx *
Automeris themis *
Automeris watsoni *
Automeris wayampi *

Cerodirphia speciosa *
Cerodirphia apunctata *

Dirphia tarquinia *
Dirphia acidalia *
Dirphia docquinae en *

Dirphia radiata *
Dirphia avia *
D. p. panamensis *
D. f. seraphini en *
D. thliptophana *
Dirphia lemoulti *

Gamelia abas *
Gamelia abasia *
Gamelia berliozi *
Gamelia rindgei ??
Gamelia rindguayana

Hylesia aenides *
Hylesia annulata *
Hylesia athlia *
Hylesia canitia *
Hylesia cedomnibus *
Hylesia cottica *
Hylesia ebalus *
Hylesia frederici en *
Hylesia gigantex orbana *
Hylesia gyrex *
Hylesia haxairei *
Hylesia indurata *
Hylesia melanostigma *
Hylesia metabus *
Hylesia moronensis
Hylesia murex *
Hylesia nanus *
Hylesia olivenca *
Hylesia pallidex *
Hylesia pauper *
Hylesia praeda *
Hylesia rex *
Hylesia rosacea thaumex *includes this one but not thaumex as good species??
Hylesia subcottica *
Hylesia subfasciata *
Hylesia tapareba *
Hylesia teratex *

Hylesia thaumex Mi??
Hylesia umbrata *
Hylesia vassali en *

Hylesiopsis festiva *

Hyperchiria aniris *
Hyperchiria nausica *

Leucanella maasseni *

Lonomia achelous achelous ?
Lonomia ach. diabolus * not included by FB
Lon. belizonensis Mi
Lonomia beneluzi *
Lonomia camox *
Lonomia descimoni *

Molippa nibasa
Molippa placida *
Molippa simillima *

Per. angguyensis ESs
Periga angulosa *??
Periga bispinosa ?
Periga cynira *
Periga kindli *
Periga sanguinea *

Periphoba augur *
Periphoba hircia *

Pseudaut. irene *
Pseudautomeris lata *
Pseud. s. salmonea *
Pseud. toulgoeti en *

Pseudodirphia agis *
Pseudo. eumedide *
Pseudo. guyanensis en *
Pseudo. obguayana
Pseudo. obliqua *
Pseudo. reguayana


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