Hemileucinae
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Hemileucinae is a subfamily of the family Saturniidae
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This subfamily contains the following genera:
Saturniidae
The Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, are among the largest and most spectacular of the moths. They form a family of Lepidoptera, with an estimated 1,300 to 1,500 described species worldwide...
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This subfamily contains the following genera:
- Adetmoeris Michener, 1949
- Ancistrota Hübner, 1819
- Automerella Michener, 1949
- Automerina Michener, 1949
- AutomerisAutomerisAutomeris is a genus of moths in the Saturniidae family, Hemileucinae subfamily.-List of species:-Adult description:This genus includes very colorful species usually with big eyespots and sexually dimorphic....
Hübner, 1819 - Automeropsis Lemaire, 1969
- Callodirphia Michener, 1949
- Catacantha Bouvier, 1930
- Catharisa Jordan, 1911
- Cerodirphia Michener, 1949
- Cinommata Butler, 1882
- ColoradiaColoradiaColoradia is a genus of moths of the family Saturniidae. There are nine described species found in Mexico and eastern North America.These are generally large moths, predominantly grey in colour. The larvae usually feed on pines and members of the genus are commonly called pinemoths, although...
Blake, 1863 - Dirphia Hübner, 1819
- Erythromeris Lemaire, 1969
- Eubergia Bouvier, 1929
- Eubergioides Michener, 1949
- Gamelia Hübner, 1819
- Gamelioides Lemaire, 1988
- Hemileuca Walker, 1855
- Hirpida Draudt, 1929
- HylesiaHylesiaHylesia is a genus of moths containing the following species:* Hylesia acuta Druce, 1886* Hylesia aeneides Druce, 1897* Hylesia alinda Druce, 1886* Hylesia amazonica Draudt 1929* Hylesia anchises Lemaire 1988...
Hübner, 1820 - Hylesiopsis Bouvier, 1929
- Hyperchiria Hübner, 1819
- Hypermerina Lemaire, 1969
- Leucanella Lemaire, 1969
- LonomiaLonomiaThe genus Lonomia is a moderate-sized group of fairly cryptic saturniid moths from South America, famous not for the adults, but for their highly venomous caterpillars, which are responsible for a few deaths each year , especially in southern Brazil, and the subject of hundreds of published medical...
Walker, 1855 - Meroleuca Packard, 1904
- Molippa Walker, 1855
- Ormiscodes Blanchard, 1852
- Parancistrota Bouvier, 1933
- Periga Walker, 1855
- Polythysana Walker, 1855
- Prohylesia Draudt, 1929
- Pseudautomeris Lemaire, 1967
- Travassosula Michener, 1949