Ronald Cave

Dr. Ronald David Cave

In June of 2007 I contacted Dr. Ronald D. Cave regarding some Saturniidae data he had for Honduras.

Dr. Cave sent me some images for identification and also sent data for the specimens of "SATURNIIDAE HOUSED IN THE INSECT COLLECTION AT THE ESCUELA AGRICOLA PANAMERICANA, ZAMORANO, HONDURAS, JUNE 2007."

Among the images sent was this image of Hylesia gamelioides, not previously depicted on WLSS.

Hylesia gamelioides, Honduras: Cortes, courtesy of Ronald D. Cave

Dr. Cave's data submission is included below.

DEPARTMENTAL RECORDS OF SATURNIIDAE HOUSED IN THE INSECT COLLECTION AT THE ESCUELA AGRICOLA PANAMERICANA, ZAMORANO, HONDURAS, JUNE 2007

Molippa nibasa: Cortés, Francisco Morazán, Intibuca, Olancho, Yoro

Arsenura armida: Ahuachapan [El Salvador], Atlantida, Cortés, Yoro

Caio championi: Atlantida, Cortés, Francisco Morazán, Yoro

Copiopteryx semiramis: Ahuachapan [El Salvador], Yoro

Dysdaemonia boreas: Atlantida, Francisco Morazán

Rhescyntis hippodamia: Atlantida, Copán, Cortés, Yoro

Titaea tamerlan nobilis: Atlantida, Yoro

Adeloneivaia boisduvalii: Cortés

Adeloneivaia jason: Atlantida, Cortés, Intibuca, Ocotepeque, Olancho, Yoro

Adeloneivaia subangulata: Ahuachapan [El Salvador], Atlantida, Cortés, Olancho, Yoro

Citheronia bellavista: Cortés, Yoro

Citheronia centraliamericana: Atlantida, Yoro

Citioica anthonilis: Ahuachapan [El Salvador], Cortés

Eacles imperialis decoris: Atlantida, Cortés, Francisco Morazán, Olancho, Yoro

Eacles masoni: Atlantida

Eacles ormondei: Olancho, Yoro

Othorene purpurascens: Atlantida, Olancho

Othorene verana: Atlantida, Cortés, Francisco Morazán, Yoro

Syssphinx colla: Francisco Morazán

Syssphinx mexicana: Cortés

Syssphinx molina: Ahuachapan [El Salvador], Atlantida, Comayagua, Francisco Morazán, Yoro

Syssphinx quadrilineata: Atlantida, Comayagua, Francisco Morazán, Yoro

Automeris banus: Cortés, Olancho

Automeris belti: Atlantida, Olancho

Automeris macphaili (KW): Cortes, Yoro

Automeris hamata: Ahuachapan [El Salvador], Francisco Morazán

Automeris lauta: Cortés, Ocotepeque, Olancho

Automeris metzli: Atlantida, Francisco Morazán, Yoro

Automeris moloneyi: Cortés, Francisco Morazán, Olancho, Santa Bárbara, Yoro

Automeris orneates = phrynon Atlantida

Automeris pallidior: Ahuachapan [El Salvador], Atlantida, Cortés, Francisco Morazán, Santa Bárbara, Granada [Nicaragua]

Automeris postalbida: Atlantida, Olancho

Automeris tridens: Atlantida, Cortés, Francisco Morazán, Olancho, Yoro

Automeris zozine: Comayagua, Yoro

Copaxa escalantei: Atlantida, Yoro

Copaxa evelynae: Ocotepeque, Olancho

Copaxa lavendera: Cortés, Intibuca, La Paz, Ocotepeque, Yoro

Copaxa multifenestrata: Ahuachapan [El Salvador], Cortés, Olancho, Yoro, Matagalpa [Nicaragua]

Copaxa rufinans: Atlantida, Cortés, Olancho, Santa Bárbara, Yoro

Copaxa sophronia: Cortés, Yoro

Leucanella acutissima: Cortés

Leucanella contempta: Santa Ana [El Salvador], Cortés, Ocotepeque, Olancho

Lonomia electra: Yoro

Paradirphia rectilineata: Cortés, Francisco Morazán, Intibucá

Paradirphia semirosea: Cortés, Olancho, Yoro

Pseudodirphia menander: Olancho

Pseudodirphia regia: Olancho, Matagalpa [Nicaragua]

Antheraea godmani: Cortés, Olancho, Yoro

Eupackardia calleta: Intibuca, Ocotepeque

Rothschildia erycina: Francisco Morazán

Rothschildia lebeau: Ahuachapan [El Salvador], Francisco Morazán

Rothschildia orizaba: Ahuachapan [El Salvador], Atlantida, Cortés, Ocotepeque, Olancho, Yoro, Matagalpa [Nicaragua]

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Copaxa cydippe: Cortés

Hylesia gamelioides: Cortés

Periphoba arcaei: Comayagua

Dirphiopsis flora: Atlántida, Cortés, Olancho, Yoro

Image sp 6: Othorene purpurascens (KW), or verana: Olancho

Image sp 14: Automeris montezuma, or escalantei, or celata: Cortés

Image sp 22-23: Automeris zozine (WO), or cecrops: Cortés

Image sp 1-2: Ahuachapán [El Salvador], Atlántida, Cortés, Olancho

Image sp 3-4: Ahuachapán [El Salvador], Yoro

Image sp 5: Copaxa mazaorum, or multifenestrata (KW): Cortés

Image sp 10-11: Rothschildia sp.: Atlántida

Image sp 12-13: Hylesia umbratula, Copán

Image sp 17-18: Hylesia sp.: Francisco Morazán adults were reared from larvae collected on Pinus oocarpa

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sp.5 Copaxa 10 cm
sp.6 Othorene 9 cm
sp 12 & 13 Hylesia żumbratula 5.5 cm
sp 17 & 18 Hylesia 4.5 cm