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

Arsenurinae Dysdaemonia fosteri male, Osununu Private Reserve, Misiones, Argentina, October 13, 2009, courtesy of Ezequiel Bustos. Those species and subspecies followed by a "*" are listed by Lemaire in his Arsenurinae, 1980. RB is for Ron Brechlin. If you have corrections or additions, or especially images of larvae and/or adults not currently depicted, please forward them to oehlkew@islandtelecom.com Arsen. armida Arsen. orbignyana RF A. paraorbignyana Copiopteryx virgo * Dysdae. brasiliensis RB Dysdaemonia fosteri * Paradaemonia thelia *

SATURNIINAE: ATTACINI Rothschildia tucumani male, copyright protected, 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 Argentina. R. arethusa arethusa * R. aurota speculifera * Rothschildia condor * Rothschildia hesperus lutea * Rothschildia hopfferi * Rothschildia jacobaeae * R. lebeau ssp NS Rothschildia maurus en; * Rothschildia schreiteriana en; * Rothschildia tucumani *

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. RF indicates additions courtesy of Reinhard Foerster from Misiones Province, Argentina. Copaxa decrescens ?? Copaxa flavobrunnea RF Copaxa f. flavina * Copaxa f. miranda * Copaxa mielkeorum Copaxa satellita *

CERATOCAMPINAE: Citheronia vogleri courtesy of Leroy Simon Those species and subspecies followed by a "*" are listed by Lemaire in his Ceratocampinae, 1987. I have added A. catharina and A. subangulata based on images sent to me by Oz Rittner. Specimens were taken in Misiones Province in northern Argentina. Bernhard Wenczel has asisted with identifications. I have also added E. i. magnifica based on an image from Buenos Aires, courtesy of Ezequiel Bustos, id confirmed by Carlos Mielke. I have also added A. fallax (Misiones) based on images from Reinhard Foerster. Adeloneivaia catharina OR Adeloneivaia fallax RF Adeloneivaia sab. sabulosa * Adeloneivaia subangulata OR Adelowalkeria flavosignata Adelowalkeria tristygma EB Ceratesa hemirhodia * Citheronia b. meridionalis * en C. hamifera hamifera * Citheronia laocoon * Citheronia vogleri * Citheronula a. sonyae * Eacles i. cacicus * Eacles i. magnifica EB Eacles i. opaca * Eacles i. tucumana * Giacomellia bilineata * Giacomellia inversa *; en Oiticella luteciae * Neorcarnegia basirei E (PW) Neorcarn. bispinosa W (NV) Procitheronia purpurea RSL Psilopygida crispula * Ptiloscola burmeisteri Ptiloscola cinerea Scolesa hypoxantha * Syssphinx molina *

HEMILEUCINAE Automeris coresus courtesy of Leroy Simon. Fernando Penco (FP) has sent many new records for Argentina (2008 +). Ezequiel Osvaldo Nunez Bustos (EB) reports Hylesia scortina from Misiones. Adetomeris erythrops * Automerina cypria * A. amanda tucumana * Automeris amoena rotunda * Automeris basalis FP Automeris coresus * Autom. hamata FP Automeris illustris * Automeris moenchorum B&M A. innoxia/pomifera ? FP Automeris naranja * Automeris oberthurii * A. paramelanops ? WO A. pomifera/onnoxia ? FP A. umbrosa umbrosa * Catacantha ferruginea Catacantha jujuyensis Cerodirphia brunnea brunnea Cerodirphia occikani Cerodirphia vagans * Cinommata bistrigata * Dirphia muscosa NE * Dirphia cadioui NC * Dirphia ursina NW * Dirphia moderata * Dirphiopsis epiolina SE; * Dirphiopsis schreiteri * Eubergia caisa * Eubergia radians * Eudyaria venata * Eudyaria zeta * Gamelia argentina FP Gamelia catharina * Heliconisa pagenstecheri * Hidripa gschwandneri ? Hidripa ruscheweyhi * Hidripa taglia * Hirpida nigrolinea FP Hirpida jujuylinea Hylesia munonia FM Hylesia nigricans * Hylesia scortina EB Hylesia subcottica * Hyperch. incisa RF Hyp. misionincisoides B&M Hyperchiria orodina * Hyperchiria schmiti Ithomisa kinkelini * Kentroleuca albilinea * Leucanella anikae Leucanella aspera aspera * Leucanella a. patagonica S. * Leucanella bivius ? L. contempta contempta N; * Leucanella lama * L. m. gardineri RF L. stuarti koehleri * L. viridescens viridescens * L. viridescens viridior * Leucanella yungasensis Mi Lonomia obliqua FP Molippa binasa * Molippa boliviana Molippa convergens Molippa cruenta * Molippa eophila * Molippa simillima ? * Molippa strigosa FP Molippa sup. superba * Ormiscodes a. amphinome * Ormiscodes a. lauta en * Ormiscodes a. nigroluteata en * Ormiscodes bruchi en * O. cinnamomea * Ormiscodes cognata * Ormiscodes nigrosignata * Ormiscodes schmidtnielseni * Paradir. o. latipunctata NV? Periga fusca ESs Periga wandana ESs Polythysana rubrescens * Pseudaut. chrisbrechlinae Pseudautomeris grammivora * Pseudautomeris hubneri * Pseudautomeris luteata * Pseudodirphia frickei Pseudodirphia singeri

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