HOMOEOPTERYX OF THE WORLD

Homoeopteryx malecena larva courtesy of Annette Aiello,
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panamá.

HOMOEOPTERYX C. FELDER, 1874

Homoeopteryx belong to the Subfamily Oxyteninae (Oxytenidae) of the Family Saturniidae.

Some taxonomists consider Oxytenidae to be a separate Family, distinguished from the Saturniidae due to different wing venation and larval morphology and behaviour.

These small to medium sized moths fly in Central and South America.

Mature larvae descend trees to pupate in subterranean chambers.

P indicates an image is available. The first country listed is the specimen type locality.

Listing of Homoeopteryx

N divisa Jordan, 1924 Bolivia
N elegans Jordan, 1924 Peru
N major Jordan, 1924 Peru
N malecena malecena (Druce, 1886) Panama, moved to Neohomoeopteryx
N malecena prona Jordan, 1924 Trinidad, French Guiana (FB), moved to Neohomoeopteryx
N syssauroides C. Felder, 1874 Brazil

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