Hylesia

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Saturniidae
Subfamilie: Hemileucinae
Genus: Hylesia
Subgenera: H. (Bertrandylesia) – H. (Extremylesia) – H. (Gamylesia) – H. (Hylesia) – H. (Linylesia) – H. (Micrattacus)

Overview Species

H. acuta – H. alejandroi – H. alticola – H. anchises – H. andensis – H. athlia – H. beneluzi – H. bertrandi – H. bouvereti – H. canitia – H. coex – H. coinopus – H. colimaifex – H. continua – H. corevia – H. cressida – H. dalina – H. dellerbai – H. extremex – H. falcifera – H. fallaciosa – H. frederici – H. frigida – H. gamelioides – H. gyrex – H. hawksi – H. haxairei – H. hubbelli – H. ileana – H. index – H. invidiosa – H. iola – H. leilex – H. lineata – H. melanops – H. melanostigma – H. metapyrrha – H. moronensis – H. murex – H. mymex – H. nanus – H. nigricans – H. oblonga – H. olivenca – H. paraguayensis – H. pearsoni – H. peigleri – H. penai – H. praeda – H. pseudomoronensis – H. santaelenensis – H. subaurea – H. subcottica – H. subfasciata – H. tapabex – H. teratex – H. tinturex – H. travassosi – H. umbrata – H. umbratula – H. vassali – H. venezuelensis
Name

Hylesia Hübner, 1820

Type species: Phalaena canitia Cramer, 1780
Synonyms

Micrattacus Walker, 1855

References

Brechlin, R., Cantarero, K., Martinez, L.B. & Márquez Godoy, M.P. 2016. Hylesia alejandroi, a new saturniid (Lepidoptera) from Honduras. Entomo-Satsphingia 9(2): 54–58. Reference page.
Brechlin, R., Meister, F. & van Schayck, E. 2016. Notes on the genus Hylesia Hübner, [1820] with the description of new subgenera, species and subspecies (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Entomo-satsphingia 9(3a): 5–114. Reference page.
Camargo, de A.J.A., 2007: A new species of Hylesia Hübner (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae, Hemileucinae) from Brazilian Cerrado. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 24 (1): 199–202. Full article: [1].
Lemaire, C., 1982: Vingt-huit Saturniidae néotropicaux inédits. Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.) 18: 55–88.
Lemaire, C., 1988: Description de neuf espèces nouvelles du genre Hylesia Hübner (Saturniidae Hemileucinae) (1), Lambillionea, 88: 20–27.
Lemaire, C., 1988: Description de neuf espèces nouvelles du genre Hylesia Hübner (Saturniidae Hemileucinae) (suite), Lambillionea, 88: 59–72.
Lemaire, C. ; Wolfe, K.L. & Monzón S.J., 2001: A new Hylesia from Guatemala (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae, Hemileucinae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo NF 22 (3): 171–173.
Mielke, C.G.C., Joerke, E.G. Miranda, A.V. & Costa, J. 2020. Diversity and phenology of some Lepidoptera families (Sphingidae, Saturniidae, Hepialidae) in the Intervales State Park, Ribeirão Grande, São Paulo, Brazil, with description of a new Saturniidae (Hemileucinae) species. Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo 41(3-4): 165-177. Reference page.
Siewert, R.R. ; E.J.E. Silva & C.G.C. Mielke, 2010: Saturniidae from Santa Catarina State, Brazil, with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera). Nachr. Entomol. Ver. Apollo N.F. 30 (4): 215–220.

Hylesia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1820.[2]
Species

Hylesia acuta Druce, 1886
Hylesia aeneides (Druce, 1897)
Hylesia alticola Lemaire, 1988
Hylesia anchises Lemaire, 1988
Hylesia andensis Lemaire, 1988
Hylesia andrei Dognin, 1923
Hylesia angulex Draudt, 1929
Hylesia annulata Schaus, 1911
Hylesia ascodex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia athlia Dyar, 1913
Hylesia beneluzi Lemaire, 1988
Hylesia bertrandi Lemaire, 1982
Hylesia biolleya Schaus, 1927
Hylesia bouvereti Dognin, 1889
Hylesia canitia (Cramer, 1780)
Hylesia cedomnibus Dyar, 1913
Hylesia coex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia coinopus Dyar, 1913
Hylesia colimatifex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia colombex Dognin, 1923
Hylesia composita Dognin, 1912
Hylesia continua (Walker, 1865)
Hylesia corevia Schaus, 1900
Hylesia cottica Schaus, 1932
Hylesia cressida Dyar, 1913
Hylesia dalina Schaus, 1911
Hylesia daryae Decaens, Bonilla & Wolfe, 2003
Hylesia discifex Draudt, 1929
Hylesia dyarex Schaus, 1921
Hylesia ebalus (Cramer, 1775)
Hylesia egrex Draudt, 1929
Hylesia extremex Naumann, Brosch & Wenczel, 2005
Hylesia falcifera (Hübner, 1825)
Hylesia fallaciosa Lemaire, 2002
Hylesia frederici Lemaire, 1993
Hylesia frigida Schaus, 1911
Hylesia gamelioides Michener, 1952
Hylesia gigantex Draudt, 1929
Hylesia gyrex C. Brown, 1913
Hylesia hamata Schaus, 1911
Hylesia hawksi Lemaire, Wolfe & Monzon, 2001
Hylesia haxairei Lemaire, 1988
Hylesia hubbelli Lemaire, 1982
Hylesia humilis Dognin, 1923
Hylesia ileana Schaus, 1932
Hylesia index Dyar, 1913
Hylesia indurata Dyar, 1910
Hylesia inficita (Walker, 1865)
Hylesia invidiosa Dyar, 1914
Hylesia iola C. Brown, 1913
Hylesia leilex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia lineata Druce, 1886
Hylesia maurex Draudt, 1929
Hylesia medifex Dognin, 1916
Hylesia melanops Lemaire, 2002
Hylesia melanostigma (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1855)
Hylesia metabus (Cramer, 1775)
Hylesia metapyrrha (Walker, 1855)
Hylesia moronensis Lemaire, 1976
Hylesia mortifex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia munonia Schaus, 1927
Hylesia murex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia mymex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia nanus (Walker, 1855)
Hylesia natex Draudt, 1929
Hylesia nigricans Berg, 1875
Hylesia nigridorsata Dognin, 1912
Hylesia nigripes Draudt, 1929
Hylesia oblonga Lemaire, 2002
Hylesia obtusa Dognin, 1923
Hylesia olivenca Schaus, 1927
Hylesia oratex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia orbifex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia oroyex Dognin, 1922
Hylesia pallidex Dognin, 1923
Hylesia paraguayensis Lemaire, 2002
Hylesia paulex Dognin, 1922
Hylesia pauper Dyar, 1913
Hylesia pearsoni Lemaire, 2002
Hylesia peigleri Lemaire, 2002
Hylesia penai Lemaire, 1988
Hylesia praeda Dognin, 1901
Hylesia pseudomoronensis de Camargo, 2007
Hylesia remex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia rex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia rosacea Schaus, 1911
Hylesia roseata Dognin, 1914
Hylesia rubrifrons Schaus, 1911
Hylesia rufex Draudt, 1929
Hylesia rufipes Schaus, 1911
Hylesia santaelenensis Lemaire, 1988
Hylesia schuessleri Strand, 1934
Hylesia scortina Draudt, 1929
Hylesia subaurea Schaus, 1900
Hylesia subcana (Walker, 1855)
Hylesia subcottica Lemaire, 2002
Hylesia subfasciata Dognin, 1916
Hylesia tapabex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia tapareba Dyar, 1913
Hylesia teratex Draudt, 1929
Hylesia terranea Schaus, 1906
Hylesia terrosex Dognin, 1916
Hylesia thaumex Draudt, 1929
Hylesia tinturex Schaus, 1921
Hylesia tiphys Dognin, 1916
Hylesia travassosi Lemaire, 1988
Hylesia umbrata Schaus, 1911
Hylesia umbratula Dyar, 1915
Hylesia valvex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia vassali Lemaire, 1988
Hylesia venezuelensis Lemaire, 2002
Hylesia vialactea Draudt, 1929
Hylesia vindex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia zonex Draudt, 1929

References

Savela, Markku. "Hylesia Hübner, [1820]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
Rougerie, R. & Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists (2009). "Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life: Saturniidae.