Saturniidae of Panama

Copaxa simson male copyright Kirby Wolfe

ARSENURINAE

I (WO) have added some species, not listed by Lemaire (*), based on confirmed, reliable reports from Costa Rica and Colombia.

Arsenura armida *
A. a. archianassa WO
Arsenura batesii arcaei *
A. sylla niepelti WO

Caio championi *
Caio undilinea *

Copiopteryx s. andensis *
Dysdaemonia boreas WO

Parad. p. platydesmia ?

Titaea tamerlan nobilis *

Rhes. hippodamia norax *

SATURNIINAE: ATTACINI

R. erycina nigrescens *
R. lebeau inca *

Rothschildia o. orizaba *

Rothschildia triloba *

SATURNIINAE: SATURNIINI

Those species and subspecies followed by a "*" are listed by Lemaire in his Attacinae, 1978.

I have indicated one species with a WO, indicating I feel the species is likely found in Pamama based on Costa Rican and Colombian records. Copaxa decrescens is reported by Thibaud Decaens. Antheraea godmani is reported by Albert Thurman.

Antheraea godmani AT

Copaxa conlani
Copaxa decrescens ??

C. australoescalantei ??
Copaxa escalantei ??
Copaxa moinieri *
Copaxa multifenestrata ??
Copaxa rufinans WO

Copaxa rufotincta
Copaxa simson *
Copaxa syntheratoides *
Copaxa troetschi *

CERATOCAMPINAE:

Those species and subspecies followed by a "*" are listed by Lemaire in his Ceratocampinae, 1987.

"C.R., C" indicates there are good records for both Costa Rica and Colombia, but the species is not listed by Lemaire.

Adeloneivaia boiduvalii *
Adeloneivaia jason jason *
Adeloneivaia subangulata *

Adelowalkeria caeca *
Adelowalkeria eugenia *

Citheronia bellavista *
C. lobesi lobesi *
Citheronia phoronea *
Citheronia volcan *

Citheronioides collaris *

Citioica anthonilis *

E. imperialis decoris *
E. m. centralamericana B&M
E. o. ormondei *
Eacles penelope *

Othorene purpurascens *
Othorene verana *

Ptiloscola dargei C.R., C
Ptiloscola descimoni *

Schausiella denhezorum *
Schausiella moiniera *
Schausiella subochreata *

Syssphinx c. colla *
Syssphinx c. grisea ?; C.R., C
Syssphinx molina *
Syss. q. quadrilineata *
Syssphinx smithi *

HEMILEUCINAE

Those species and subspecies followed by a "*" are listed by Lemaire in his Hemileucinae, 2002, confirming many interent listings.

I have indicated several species with a WO, indicating I feel those species are likely found in Pamama based on Costa Rican and Colombian records.

Automerina auletes *

Automeris arianae B&M
Automeris banus banus *
Automeris belti belti *
Automeris celata *
Aut. dagmarae B&M
Aut. duchartrei WO?
Automeris exigua *
Automeris fieldi WO?
Automeris hamata *
Automeris incarnata *
Automeris jucunda *
Automeris kopturae TS
Automeris metzli *
Automeris montezuma ?
Automeris phrynon *
Automeris postalbida *
Automeris zugana *
Aut. zur. zurobara

Cerodirphia speciosa *
Cerodirphia avenata *

Dirphia avia *
Dirhia horcana
Dirphia nora
D. pan. panamensis *
Dirhia subhorca

Dirphiopsis flora *

Gamelia musta ??

Hylesia aenides *
H. annulata WO?
Hylesia bertrandi *
Hylesia continua alinda *
Hylesia dalina *
Hylesia frigida *
H. gigantex WO?
Hylesia hamata *
Hylesia invidiosa *
Hylesia lineata *
Hylesia praeda *
Hylesia rubrifrons *
Hylesia umbrata *


Hyperchiria nausica *

Leucanella hosmera *
Leucanella maasseni * ?

Lonomia concordia Mi
Lonomia electra *
L. colombiana WO?
Lonomia rufescens WO?


Molippa nibasa *
Molippa simillima WO?
Molippa tusina WO?

Paradir. semirosea JMD
Paradirphia winifredae *

Periga cluacina *

Periphoba arcaei *

Pseudautomeris irene *

Pseud. eupanamensis
Pseudodirphia lacsa *
Pseud. menander W *
Pseudodirphia regia *

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