Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Bombycoidea Saturniidae Hemileucinae

• Automeris io (Fabricius, 1775) ENA. See [maps] Io Moth

  • Bombyx io Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 560
  • corollaria (Perry, 1810)
    • = ; [NACL], #7746
  • Hyperchiria varia Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 6: 1278
    • = ; [NACL], #7746
  • Automeris argus Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893
    • = ; [NACL], #7746
  • Automeris lutheri Cockerell, 1914
    • = ; [NACL], #7746
  • Automeris coloradensis Ckll, 1914
    • = ; [NACL], #7746
  • Automeris texana Barnes & Benjamin, 1923
    • = ; [NACL], #7746
  • Automeris caeca Igel, 1928
    • = ; [NACL], #7746
  • Automeris mexicana Draudt, 1929
    • = ; [NACL], #7746
  • Automeris packardi Schüssler, 1934
    • = ; [NACL], #7746

  • Automeris io, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Automeris io, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • Automeris io, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]

  • Automeris io; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 182; [NACL], #7746

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • fuscus (Walker, 1855); Luther, 1907

  900x749 (~75Kb) larva USA, ex. o. (commercial source), Photo 09.08.1980 © Pertti Pakkanen

  700x1016 (~85Kb) larva USA, ex. o. (commercial source), Photo 24.08.1980 © Pertti Pakkanen

  Larva on Cercis , Celtis , Hibiscus , Prunus , Pyrus , Ribes , Rubus , Salix , Sassafras , Wisteria [SMNA]

  • A. i. lilith (Strecker, 1878)

    • Hyperchiria lilith Strecker, [1878]; Lep. Rhopal. Het. (15): 139, pl. 15, f. 17

    • Automeris io lilith; [NACL], #7746a
  • A. i. neomexicana Barnes & Benjamin, 1923

    • Automeris io neomexicana; [NACL], #7746b
  • A. i. draudtiana Lemaire, 1973 Mexico, ...?

    • Automeris io draudtiana; [MABL]
• Automeris louisiana Ferguson & Brou, 1981 Louisiana, Mississippi. See [maps]

  • Automeris louisiana Ferguson & Brou, 1981; J. Lep. Soc. 35: 101, f. 2-6; TL: Golden Meadow, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

  • Automeris louisiana, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Automeris louisiana, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  Larva on Spartina alterniflora, Celtis , Cercis canadensis, Ligustrum , Slaix babylonica, Prunus serotina, Quercus virginiensis [SMNA]

• Automeris patagoniensis Lemaire, Smith & Wolfe, 1992 Arizona. See [maps]

  • Automeris patagoniensis, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Automeris patagoniensis, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • Automeris patagoniensis, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]

  Larva on Poa , Cynodon dactylon [SMNA]

• Automeris iris (Walker, 1865) Mexico, Arizona. See [maps]

  • Hyperchiria iris Walker, 1865

  • Automeris iris, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Automeris iris, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Automeris iris; [NACL], #7747 (extralim.)

  Larva on Quercus oblongifolia?, Q. emoryi? [SMNA]

  • A. i. iris Mexico, ...?

    • Automeris iris iris; [MABL]
  • A. i. hesselorum Ferguson, 1972 Mexico, ...?

    • Automeris iris hesselorum, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]

    • Automeris iris hesselorum; [NACL], #7747a; [MABL]
• Automeris cecrops (Boisduval, 1875) Arizona, New Mexico, Mexico. See [maps]

  • Io cecrops Boisduval, 1875; Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 18: 224; TL: Mexico
  • Automeris mexicana Bouvier, 1929
    • = ; [NACL], #7748
  • Automeris herse Hoffmann, 1942
    • = ; [NACL], #7748

  • Automeris cecrops, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Automeris cecrops, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Automeris cecrops; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 178; [NACL], #7748 (extralim.); [MABL]

  Larva on Cercocarpus parvifolius, Mimosa biuncifera, Quercus oblongifolius, Q. emoryi, Ceanothus fendleri [SMNA]

  • A. c. pamina (Neumoegen, 1882) Arizona

    • Hyperchiria pamina Neumoegen, 1882; Papilio 2 (4): 60; TL: Prescott, Arizona
    • Hyperchiria pamina var. aurosea Neumoegen, 1882; Papilio 2 (4): 61
      • = cecrops pamina (Neumoegen, 1882); [NACL], #7748a
    • Automeris chiricahuana Schüssler, 1934
      • = cecrops pamina (Neumoegen, 1882); [NACL], #7748a

    • Automeris cecrops pamina; [NACL], #7748a
• Automeris zephyria Grote, 1882 New Mexico, Texas. See [maps]

  • Automeris zephyriata Barnes & Benjamin, 1924
    • = ; [NACL], #7749

  • Automeris zephyria, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Automeris zephyria, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Automeris zephyria; [NACL], #7749

  Larva on Salix [SMNA]

• Automeris randa Druce, 1894 Mexico, New Mexico, Arizona. See [maps]

  • Automeris randa, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Automeris randa, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • Automeris randa, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]

  • Automeris randa; [NACL], #7745

  Larva on Quercus , Celtis pallida [SMNA]

• Automeris egeus (Cramer, 1775) Amazonas, Guianas. See [maps]

  • Automeris egeus, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
• Automeris larra (Walker, 1855) Brazil, French Guiana, Venezuela, W.Colombia?, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador. See [maps]

  • Hyperchiria larra Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 6: 1293; TL: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

  • Automeris larra; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 180, 3 pl. 18, f. 1
  • A. l. eitschbergeri T. & L. Racheli, 1999 Peru, Ecuador

    • Automeris larra eitschbergeri T. & L. Racheli, 1999; Atalanta 30 (1/4): 175, pl. Xd, f. 1; TL: Ecuador, Napo, Las Minas
• Automeris boops (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Ecuador, Peru, Colombia?. See [maps]
• Automeris postalbida Schaus, 1900 Costa-Rica - Ecuador. See [maps]
• Automeris niepelti Draudt, 1929 W.Colombia. See [maps]

• Automeris alticola Lemaire, 1975 Ecuador. See [maps]
• Automeris amanda -. See [maps]
  • A. a. subobscura Weymer, 1909 Ecuador, Colombia

    • Automeris subobscura Weymer, 1909; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 22 (1): 31; TL: Bogota
• Automeris annulata Schaus, 1906 Ecuador. See [maps]
• Automeris averna Druce, 1886 Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Automeris averna Druce, 1886; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 178, 3 pl. 17, f. 4; TL: Mexico

  • Automeris averna; [MABL]
• Automeris boucardi Druce, 1886 Costa Rica. See [maps]

  • Automeris boucardi Druce, 1886; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 178, 3 pl. 17, f. 5-6; TL: Costa Rica
• Automeris banus (Boisduval, 1875) Panama, .... See [maps]

  • Io banus Boisduval, 1875; Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 18: 212; TL: Mexico

  • Automeris banus, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Automeris banus; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 177, 3 pl. 16, f. 8, pl. 17, f. 1
  • A. b. banus Mexico, ...?

    • Automeris banus banus; [MABL]
  • A. b. argentifera Lemaire, 1966
• Automeris belti Druce, 1886 -. See [maps]

  • Automeris belti Druce, 1886; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 180, 3 pl. 18, f. 2-3; TL: Nicaragua, Contales; Panama
  • A. b. belti Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, ...?

    • Automeris belti belti; [MABL]
  • A. b. zaruma Schaus, 1921 Ecuador
• Automeris beutelspacheri Lemaire, 2003 Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Automeris beutelspacheri; [MABL]
• Automeris boudinotiana Lemaire, 1986 Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Automeris boudinotiana; [MABL]
• Automeris caucensis Lemaire, 1976 Ecuador. See [maps]
• Automeris cinctistriga (Felder, 1874) Amazonas, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia. See [maps]

  • Hyperchiria cinctistriga Felder, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 89, f. 4

  • Automeris cinctistriga; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 177
• Automeris colenon Dyar, 1912 Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Automeris colenon; [MABL]
• Automeris dandemon Dyar, 1912 Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Automeris dandemon; [MABL]
• Automeris daudiana Druce, 1894 Mexico, Guatemala. See [maps]

  • Automeris daudiana Druce, 1894; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 13: 179

  • Automeris daudiana; [MABL]
• Automeris denticulata Conte, 1906
• Automeris duchartrei Bouvier, 1936 Ecuador. See [maps]
• Automeris eogena (Felder, 1874) Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Hyperchiria eogena Felder, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 89, f. 3

  • Automeris eogena; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 182; [MABL]
• Automeris excreta Draudt, 1929 Mexico, Guatemala. See [maps]

  • Automeris excreta; [MABL]
• Automeris fieldi
• Automeris grammodes Jordan, 1912
• Automeris hamata Schaus, 1906 Ecuador, Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Automeris hamata; [MABL]
• Automeris harrisorum Lemaire, 1967 Ecuador. See [maps]
• Automeris hebe (Walker, 1865) Mexico, Guiana, Amazons. See [maps]

  • Hyperchiria hebe Walker, 1865; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 32: 536; TL: Mexico, Oaxaca

  • Automeris hebe; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 181; [MABL]
• Automeris janus (Cramer, [1775])

  • Phalaena janus Cramer, [1775]; Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 100, pl. 64, f. A, B; TL: Surinam

  • Automeris janus; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 176
• Automeris lauta Johnson & Michener, 1948 Mexico, Guatemala. See [maps]

  • Automeris lauta; [MABL]
• Automeris lemairei Beutelspacher, 1990 Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Automeris lemairei; [MABL]
• Automeris liberia (Cramer, 1780) Ecuador. See [maps]

  • Phalaena liberia Cramer, 1780
• Automeris macphaili Schaus, 1921 Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Automeris macphaili; [MABL]
• Automeris maeonia (Druce, 1897) Mexico. See [maps]

  • Dirphia maeonia Druce, 1897; Biol. Cent.-Am., Lepid.-Heter. 2: 426, pl. 85, f. 3; TL: Mexico, Jalisco
  • A. m. maeonia Mexico, ...?

    • Automeris maeonia maeonia; [MABL]
  • A. m. adusta Hoffman, 1942 Mexico, ...?

    • Automeris maeonia adusta; [MABL]
• Automeris manantlanensis Balcázar, 1999 Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Automeris manantlanensis; [MABL]
• Automeris melmon Dyar, 1912 Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Automeris melmon; [MABL]
• Automeris metzli (Sallé, 1853) Mexico - W.Ecuador. See [maps]

  • Saturnia metzli Sallé, 1853; Rev. Mag. Zool. 1853: 171, pl. 5, f. 1

  • Automeris metzli, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Automeris metzli; [MABL]
• Automeris michoacana Balcázar, 1999 Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Automeris michoacana; [MABL]
• Automeris moloneyi Druce, 1897 Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Automeris moloneyi; [MABL]
• Automeris montezuma (Boisduval, 1875) Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Io montezuma Boisduval, 1875; Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 18: 224; TL: Mexico
  • Hyperchiria crudelis Maassen & Weymer, 1886; Beitr. Schmett. 5: f. 117

  • Automeris crudelis; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 181
  • Automeris montezuma; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 178, 3 pl. 16, f. 7; [MABL]
• Automeris orestes (Boisduval, 1875)
• Automeris pallidor Draudt, 1929 Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica. See [maps]

  • Automeris pallidor; [MABL]
• Automeris pamina (Neumoegen, 1882) Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Automeris pamina; [MABL]
• Automeris peigleri Lemaire, 1981 Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Automeris peigleri; [MABL]
• Automeris pomifera Schaus, 1906 Ecuador. See [maps]
• Automeris phrynon Druce, 1897 Ecuador. See [maps]
• Automeris randa Druce, 1894 Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Automeris randa, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Automeris randa, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • Automeris randa, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]

  • Automeris randa; [MABL]
• Automeris rubrescens (Walker, 1855) Guatemala, Costa Rica, Mexico. See [maps]

  • Hyperchiria rubrescens Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 6: 1281

  • Automeris rubrescens; Schaus, 1892, Am. Lepid.: 22
• Automeris schwartzi Lemaire, 1967 Ecuador. See [maps]
• Automeris stacieae Lemaire & Wolfe, 1993 Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Automeris stacieae; [MABL]
• Automeris styx Lemaire, 1982 Peru, Ecuador. See [maps]
• Automeris tridens (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Automeris tridens; [MABL]
• Automeris violascens (Maassen & Weyding, 1885)

  • Micrattacus violascens Maassen & Weyding, 1885; Beitr. Schmettkunde 5: f. 126
  • Agliopsis intermedius Bouvier, 1929; C. r. hebd. Séanc. Acad. Sci. Paris 189: 606; TL: Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul
• Automeris vomona -. See [maps]
  • A. v. pichichensis Lemaire, 1976 Ecuador
• Automeris windiana Lemaire, 1972 Mexico, ...?. See [maps]

  • Automeris windiana; [MABL]
• Automeris zugana Druce, 1886 Panama. See [maps]

  • Automeris zugana Druce, 1886; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 179, 3 pl. 17, f. 7; TL: Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui, Bugaba 800-1500ft
• Automeris zozine Druce, 1886 Mexico, Guatemala. See [maps]

  • Automeris zozine Druce, 1886; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 179, 3 pl. 17, f. 8; TL: Mexico, Jalapa

  • Automeris zozine; Schaus, 1892, Am. Lepid.: 23; [MABL]
• Automeris zurobara Druce, 1886 Mexico, Panama, ...?. See [maps]

  • Automeris zurobara Druce, 1886; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 177, 3 pl. 17, f. 2; TL: Panama

  • Automeris zurobara; [MABL]
• Automeris jucunda (Stoll, [1781]) CA, Colombia, Surinam. See [maps]

  • jucunda (Stoll, [1781]); in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (29-31): 127, pl. 356, f. B, C; TL: Surinam
  • Hyperchiria junonia Walker, 1866; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 35: 1944; TL: Bogota
  • Hyperchiria titania Felder, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 85, f. 8

  • Automeris junonia; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 176
• Automeris rubrescens (Walker, 1855) Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua. See [maps]

  • Hyperchiria rubrescens Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 6: 1281

  • Automeris rubrescens; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 176
• Automeris arminia (Stoll, [1781]) Honduras, Surinam. See [maps]

  • Phalaena arminia Stoll, [1781]; in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (29-31): 126, pl. 356, f. A; TL: Surinam

  • Automeris arminia; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 181
• Automeris godartii (Boisduval, 1875)

  • Io godartii Boisduval, 1875; Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 18: 219

  • Automeris godarti; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 182
• Automeris naranja Schaus, 1898 S.Brazil. See [maps]

  • naranja Schaus, 1898; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 6: 140
  • Automeris aurantiaca Weymer, 1907; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 20 (1,2): 32; TL: S.Brazil
    • = ; [NHM card]

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