OxyteninaeSometimes the Oxyteninae are treated as Oxytenidae, a family distinct from Saturniidae; sometimes they are treated as Oxyteninae, a subfamily of Saturniidae.
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Asthenidia geometraria, Guyana, June 27, 1927, |
Asthenidia geometraria |
Oxytenis erosa |
Oxytenis ferruginea |
An "en" indicates the species is thought to be endemic to Guyana.
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Rothschildia jacobaeae, male courtesy of Leroy Simon.
Rothschildia e. erycina * |
R. hesperus hesperus * |
R. aurota aurota * |
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Copaxa marona male, French Guiana, Those species and subspecies followed by a "*" are listed by Lemaire in his Attacinae, 1978.
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Those species and subspecies followed by a "*" are listed by Lemaire in his Ceratocampinae, 1987.
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Listings have come from many different websites and have been confirmed with/upgraded via accounts in Lemaire's great works. Those with question marks or F, S, V have been found in surrounding countries and I expect they will eventually be confirmed for Guyana.
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