Saturniidae of Venezuela

ARSENURINAE

Arsenura armida courtesy of Leroy Simon

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 Venezuela. N, E, S, W have been used to indicate relative geography. No lettering indicates the species is probably widespread.

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Arsenura armida *
Arsenura ciocolatina *
Arsenura beebei *
Arsenura albopicta W *
Arsenura sylla sylla E *
Arsenura thomsoni E *
Ars. batesii gadoui * E; en

Caio championi W *

Copiopteryx jehovah E *
Copiopteryx s. semiramis *
Copiopteryx s. andensis *
C. s. gadouorum E; en *

Dysdaemonia boreas *

Loxolomia serpentina ?

Paradaemonia andensis *

Paradaemonia nycteris *
P p. platydesmia *
Paradaemonia samba *
Paradaemonia terrena *

Rhescyntis hermes *
Rhescyntis h. hippodamia *

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

SATURNIINAE: ATTACINI

Rothschildia erycina male, 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 Venezuela.

Roths. arethusa rhodina *
Rothschildia aricia *
R. aurota aurota *
R. au. auromeridensis Me; Ca

Rothschildia e. erycina *
R. hesperus hesperus *
R. l. amacurensis E, en; *
Roths. l. lebeau N, en; *

R. orizaba meridana en; *
Roths. paucidentata en; *
Roths. vanschaycki

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.

Copaxa decrescens ??
Copaxa expandens

Copaxa bachuea
Copaxa s. semioculata *

Copaxa simson *

CERATOCAMPINAE:

Citheronia hamifera courtesy of Leroy Simon.

Those species and subspecies followed by a "*" are listed by Lemaire in his Ceratocampinae, 1987, confirming listings from many internet sites.

I have added Procitheronia fenestrata, courtesy of Franz Ziereis.

Adeloneivaia acuta *
Adeloneivaia boiduvalii *
A. cat. catoxantha *
Adeloneivaia j. jason *
Adelo. subangulata *

Adelowalkeria eugenia *
Adelo. flavosignata *
Adelowalkeria plateada *
Adelowalkeria torresi *

Bathyphlebia aglia *

Cicia pelota *

Citheronia aroa *
Citheronia bellavista W *
C. ham. hamifera *; en


Citheronia lichyi *
C. lobesi lobesi *
Citheronia phoronea *

Citioica anthonilis *

Eacles i. cacicus *
Eacles adoxa *
Eacles barnesi *
Eacles canaima *; en
Eacles guianensis *
E. masoni fulvaster *
E. o. peruviana *
Eacles penelope *

Oiticella convergens *

Oth. carameridensis ESs
Othorene hodeva *
Othorene purpurascens *

Procith. fenestrata FZ

Psilopygida walkeri *

Psilopygoides oda *

Ptiloscola lilacina affinis *
Ptiloscola photophila *

Schausiella polybia *
Schausiella subochreata *

Syssphinx bidens *
Syssphinx gadouae * en
Syssphinx molina *
Syss. q. quadrilineata *
Syssphinx q. occlusa *
Syssphinx smithi *


HEMILEUCINAE:

Molippa basina moth courtesy of Bernhard Jost.

Those species and subspecies followed by a "*" are listed by Lemaire in his Hemileucinae, 2002. Bernhard Wenczel adds Dirphia demarmelsi.

Ancistrota plagia N.E.

Automerina auletes

Aut. abdomimeridensis B&M
Automeris abdominalis *
Automeris amanda lichyi *
Automeris amoena amoena *
Automeris annulata *
Automeris arminia *
Automeris balachowskyi *
Aut. barinasmargaritae B&M
A. belti zaruma *
Automeris bilinea bilinea *
Automeris boops *
Automeris cinctistriga *S
Automeris complicata *
Automeris curvilinea *
Automeris dagmarae B&M
Automeris denticulata *W
Automeris duchartrei *
Automeris egeus *
Automeris elenensis *
Automeris fletcheri *
Automeris godartii *
Automeris hamata *
Automeris janus *
Automeris jucunda *
Automeris incarnata *
Automeris innoxia *
Automeris larra *
Automeris lemensis *
Automeris liberia *
Automeris meridionalis *
Automeris metzli *
Automeris midea *
Automeris moresca *
Automeris nadezhdae
Automeris orestes *
Automeris paracreta B&M
Automeris praemargaritae *
Automeris tamsi *
Automeris themis *
Automeris vomona vomona *
Automeris watsoni *
Automeris z. zurobara *
Automeris z. gadouae *

Catocantha stramentalis *

Cerodirphia speciosa *
Cerodirphia apunctata *
C. araguensis NC; en*
Cerodirphia marahuaca S; en*
Cerodirphia siriae

Dirphia tarquinia S *
Dirphia lichyi N; en *
Dirphia crassifurca W *
Dirphia radiata SE *
Dirphia irradians SE, en *
Dirphia fernandezi SE; en *
Dirphia avia *
Dirphia somniculosa *
D. s. eximia NC; en *
Dirphia lemoulti SE *
Dirphia avrilae SE; en *
Dirphia demarmelsi S; en BW

Dirphiella niobe

Dirphiopsis flora *
D. pulchricornis en *
Dirphiopsis rotenbergi

Gamelia abasia *
Gamelia lichyi en *
Gamelia pyrrhomelas *
Gamelia rindgei *
Gamelia rindguayana
Gamelia rubriluna *
Gamelia tamarae

Hirpida nigrolinea *
Hirpida olgae

Hylesia aenides *
Hylesia andensis *
Hylesia andrei * en
Hylesia annulata *
Hylesia ascodex *
Hylesia bouvereti *
Hylesia canitia *
Hylesia cedomnibus *
Hylesia coex *
Hylesia composita S.W.; en *
Hylesia cottica *
Hylesia ebalus *
Hylesia fallaciosa E; en *
Hylesia gigantex orbana *
Hylesia gyrex *
Hylesia haxairei *
Hylesia index *
Hylesia indurata *
Hylesia melanostigma *
Hylesia metabus *
Hylesia moronensis *
Hylesia mortifex N.C.; en *
Hylesia murex *
Hylesia nanus *
Hylesia pallidex *
Hylesia pauper *

Hylesia praeda *
Hylesia rosacea thaumex *
Hylesia roseata W, *
Hylesia santaelenensis E, en *
Hylesia tapabex *
Hylesia tapareba *
Hylesia teratex *
Hylesia umbrata *

Hyp. carabobensis
Hyperchiria incisa gadouae *
Hyp. meridaensis
Hyperchiria nausica *

Leucanella apollinairei S. *
L. c. flavissima N.C.; en *
Leucanella maasseni *
L. c. nyctimenoides S.W.; en *

Lonomia descimoni *
Lonomia pseudobliqua *
Lonomia achelous achelous *
Lonomia venezuelensis *
Lonomia camox *

Meroleuca bravera en *

Molippa basina NC; en *
Molippa larensis NW; *
Molippa nibasa NW *
Molippa simillima ? *

Periga aurantiaca *
Periga cynira *
Periga lichyi *
Periga rasplusi *

Periphoba arcaei NW *
Periphoba augur *
Periphoba aurata en *
Periphoba hircia *

Pseudautomeris irene *
Pseudautomeris lata *
Pseudautomeris salmonea *

Pseudodirphia agis *
P. albosignata en *
Pseudodirphia beckei
P. choroniensis NC; en *
Pseudodirphia eumedide *
Pseudodirphia eumedidoides *
Pseudodirphia lesieuri E; en *
Pseudodirphia obliqua *

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