LONOMIA OF THE WORLD

Lonomia obliqua

LONOMIA WALKER, 1855

The Lonomia genus is found in the subfamily Hemileucinae. Larvae are gregarious and have urticating spines; some have proven deadly, as is the case with Lonomia obliqua.

These moths are very similar to those in the Periga genus, but Lonomia species have only a single line, a pm line that passes through the cell spot, on the hindwing. The hindwing am line is non-existent in this genus. Often (not always) the forewing am line is weak or non-existant.

Listings on this page now (January 11, 2012) reflect the new names put forward, mostly by Brechlin and Meister, from 2010-2011 for the Lonomia genus. I have recently paid for Entomo Satsphingia journals (2010-2011) and await their arrival. I will not be posting images from the journals, but will use the pictures contained therein to write and post my own descriptions of the newly named species, many of which I feel are already depicted on WLSS under previously existing names. DNA barcoding results in some cases confirm obvious differences, and in other cases provide a threshhold of difference between specimens that may only be accurately determined through DNA analysis.

There will be some relocation of images and further refinements of geographical checklists as I am able to process information. Geography and wingspan may be very important in making determinations. Many thanks to all those who have provided images and data and continue to do so. Many thanks also to those who have sent financial contributions to me for the development and maintenance of the WLSS.

Lonomia venezuelensis courtesy of Bernhard Wenczel.

Species within this genus are found in Central and South America.

P indicates a photograph is available. The first country listed is the type locality.

Listing of Lonomia

P concordia conricana Brechlin & Meister 2013 Costa Rica: Heredia; Cartago; Alajuela; Limon; Guanacaste; Puntarenas
N leopoldina Brechlin & Meister 2011 Brazil: Espirito Santa
N mexilectra mexpueblensis Brechlin & Meister 2013 Mexico: Puebla
N quintanarooensis quintanarooensis Brechlin & Meister 2011 Mexico: Quintanaroo
N quintanarooensis quinchiapasiana Brechlin & Meister 2013 Mexico: Chiapas
N peggyae Brechlin, Kaech & Meister 2013 Ecuador: Pichincha
P santarosensis Brechlin & Meister 2013 Costa Rica: Guanacaste; Alajuela; Nicaragua: Rio San Juan
N manabiana Brechlin, Kaech & Meister 2013 Ecuador: Manabi
N oroiana Brechlin, Kaech & Meister 2013 Ecuador: El Oro
N nigra Brechlin, Kaech & Meister 2013 Ecuador: Esmeraldas
P vanschaycki Brechlin, Kaech & Meister 2013 Ecuador: Napo; Orellana; Morona Santiago; Zamora-Chinchipe; Peru: Amazonas
N orientocordillera Brechlin, Kaech & Meister 2013 Ecuador: Sucumbios; Peru: San Martin
N annamiekae Brechlin & Meister 2013 Peru: Amazonas
N riojensis Brechlin & Meister 2013 Peru: San Martin
N silkae Brechlin & Meister 2013 Peru: Junin
N siriae Brechlin & Meister 2013 Peru: Cusco
N viksinyaevi vikcuscensis Brechlin & Meister 2013 Peru: Cusco
N rufobahiana Brechlin & Meister 2013 Brazil: Bahia

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P achelous achelous (Cramer, 1777) West Indies, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam; ??? Colombia, French Guiana, Brazil
P achelous diabolus Draudt, 1929, French Guiana, North Central Brazil
P belizonensis Brechlin & Meister & van Schayck 2011 French Guiana
P beneluzi Lemaire, 2002 French Guiana
P camox Lemaire, 1972 Venezuela, French Guiana; ?? Guyana, Surinam
N canescens Brechlin & Meister 2011 Peru
P columbiana Lemaire, 1972 Colombia, Costa Rica; ?? Ecuador, Panama
P concordia Druce 1886 Panama
P descimoni Lemaire, 1972 Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, French Guiana; ?? Bolivia, Surinam., and Guyana.
P electra Druce, 1886 Guatemala, Mexico, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
P francescae Racheli, 2005 Ecuador, Peru
P frankae Masters, Naumann, Brosch, & Wenczel, 2005 Peru
P luteomexicana Brechlin & Meister 2011 Mexico
N madrediosiana Brechlin & Meister 2011 Peru
N maranhensis Brechlin & Meister & Mielke 2011 Brazil
P mexilectra Brechlin & Meister 2011 Mexico
P obliqua Walker, 1855 southeastern Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay
achelous f. vulpina, Draudt, 1929, Brazil, is a synonym for obliqua
albigutta, Walker, 1855, Brazil, is a synonym for obliqua
bigutta, Lemaire, [1973], ?, is a synonym for obliqua
carnica, Schaus, 1892, Brazil, is a synonym for obliqua
ladon, Lemaire, [1973], ?, is a synonym for obliqua
major, Lemaire, [1973], ?, is a synonym for obliqua
northis, Lemaire, [1973], ?, is a synonym for obliqua
N orientoandensis Brechlin & Meister 2011 Peru
N paralectra Brechlin & Meister 2011 Guatemala
P parobliqua Brechlin, Meister & Mielke, 2011 Paraguay; Brazil; Argentina
P parubrescens Brechlin & Meister 2011 Peru
P pseudobliqua Lemaire, [1973] Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela; ?? Ecuador, Colombia
N puntarenasiana Brechlin & Meister 2011 Costa Rica
P rubrescens Brechlin & Meister 2011 Peru
P rufescens Lemaire, 1972 Colombia, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
N serranoi Lemaire, 2002 El Salvador; possibly Guatemala
P sinjaevorum Brechlin & Meister 2011 Bolivia
P venezuelensis Lemaire, 1972 Venezuela
P viksinyaevi Brechlin & Meister 2011 Bolivia
N yucatensis Brechlin & Meister 2011 Mexico

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