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Hylesia Hübner, [1820]
Hylesia Hübner, [1820]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (12): 186, TS: Phalaena canitia Cramer
Micrattacus Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 5: 1199 (key), TS: Micrattacus nanus Walker
= ; [NACL, 109]
Hylosia ; Herrich-Schäffer, [1856], Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (23-25): pl. 86, f. 491-493 (missp.)
Hylesia ; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 196
Hylesia (Hemileucini) ; [NACL, 109]
Hylesia (Hemileucinae) ; [MABL]

~ 100spp.


Hylesia acuta Druce, 1886
Mexico - Guatemala. See [About maps] Hylesia acuta Druce, 1886; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 197, 3: pl. 20, f. 1-2, TL: North Mexico
Hylesia acuta ; [MABL]

Larva on Schinus terebinthifolius Wolfe, 1988, J. Lep. Soc. 42 (2): 133


Hylesia andensis Lemaire, 1988
Ecuador. See [About maps]

Hylesia athlia Dyar, 1913
Ecuador. See [About maps]

Hylesia invidiosa Dyar, 1914
Panama. See [About maps] Hylesia invidiosa Dyar, 1914; Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 47 (2050) : 158, TL: Taboga Island, Panama

Hylesia bouvereti Dognin, 1889

Hylesia canitia (Cramer, [1780])
Phalaena canitia Cramer, [1780]; Uitl. Kapellen 4 (25-26a): 28, pl. 304, f. D, TL: Surinam

Hylesia coex
H. c. rex Dyar, 1913

Hylesia coinopus Dyar, 1913
Mexico, ...?. See [About maps] Hylesia coinopus, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Hylesia coinopus, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Hylesia coinopus ; [NACL, #7750]; [MABL]

Hylesia colimaifex Dyar, 1926
Mexico, ...?. See [About maps] Hylesia colimaifex ; [MABL]

Hylesia continua (Walker, 1865)
-. See [About maps] Hyperchiria continua Walker, 1865; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 32: 538
Hylesia continua ; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 196
Mexico, ...? Hylesia continua continua ; [MABL]
H. c. alinda Druce, 1886
Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, ...? Hylesia alinda Druce, 1886; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 197, 3: pl. 20, f. 3, TL: Guatemala, San Gerónimo; Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui
Hylesia continua alinda ; [MABL]
H. c. colombiana Dognin, 1922

Hylesia cressida Dyar, 1913
Mexico, ...?. See [About maps] Hylesia cressida ; [MABL]

Hylesia dalina Schaus, 1911
Mexico, ...?. See [About maps] Hylesia dalina ; [MABL]

Hylesia frigida Schaus, 1911
Mexico, ...?. See [About maps] Hylesia frigida ; [MABL]

Hylesia gamelioides Michener, 1952
Mexico, ...?. See [About maps] Hylesia gamelioides ; [MABL]

Hylesia gyrex Dyar, 1913

Hylesia hubbelli Lemaire, 1982
Mexico, ...?. See [About maps] Hylesia hubbelli ; [MABL]

Hylesia ileana Schaus, 1932
Mexico, ...?. See [About maps] Hylesia ileana ; [MABL]

Hylesia index Dyar, 1913

Hylesia iola Dyar, 1913
Mexico, ...?. See [About maps] Hylesia iola ; [MABL]

Hylesia leilex Dyar, 1913
Ecuador. See [About maps]

Hylesia lineata (Druce, 1886)
Mexico, ...?. See [About maps] Hylesia(?) lineata Druce, 1886; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 197, 3: pl. 20, f. 4-5, TL: Costa Rica, Irazu 6000-7000ft
Hylesia lineata ; [MABL]

Hylesia melanostigma (Herrich-Schäffer, [1855])
Ecuador. See [About maps]

Hylesia murex Dyar, 1913
Ecuador. See [About maps]

Hylesia mymex Dyar, 1913

Hylesia nanus (Walker, 1855)
Ecuador. See [About maps] Micrattacus nanus Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 6: 1335, TL: Rio de Janeiro

Hylesia nigricans Berg

Hylesia olivenca Schaus, 1927
Ecuador. See [About maps]

Hylesia praeda Dognin, 1901

Hylesia subaurea Schaus, 1900
Mexico, ...?. See [About maps] Hylesia subaurea ; [MABL]

Hylesia subfasciata Dognin, 1916
Ecuador. See [About maps]

Hylesia tapabex Dyar

Hylesia teratex Draudt, 1929

Hylesia tinturex Schaus, 1921
Mexico, ...?. See [About maps] Hylesia tinturex ; [MABL]

Hylesia umbrata Schaus, 1911

Hylesia umbratula Dyar, 1927
Mexico, ...?. See [About maps] Hylesia umbratula ; [MABL]

Hylesia falcifera (Hübner, [1825])
Panama, Brazil. See [About maps] Bombyx falcifera Hübner, [1825]; Samml. exot. Schmett. 2 : pl. 192
Hyperchiria myops Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 6: 1312
Hyperchiria falcifera ; Walker, 1855, List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 6: 1380
Hylesia falcifera ; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 196

Hylesia darlingi Dyar, 1914
Panama. See [About maps] Hylesia darlingi Dyar, 1914; Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 47 (2050) : 158, TL: Ancon, Panama

Larva on Anacardiaceae sp.



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References:
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[BAMONA]
Opler, Pavulaan, Stanford & Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
[BCA]
electronic; BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
[HBN]
Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[MABL]
Manuel A. Balcázar Lara; Palomillas de México
[MPG]
North American Moth Photographers Group
[NACL]
Hodges, 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico


Some related literature:
Cramer, [1780]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 4 (25-26a): 1-28, pl. 289-304 (1780)
Dyar, 1914
Report on the lepidoptera of the Smithsonian Biological Survey of the Canal Zone Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 47 (2050) : 139-350
Druce in Godman & Salvin, 1886; Godman & Salvin, 1886
Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 1-490, 3: pl. 1-101
Herrich-Schäffer, [1856]
Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäischer Schmetterlinge, 1850-[1869]: Heterocera (Nachfalter) Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (1): pl. 1-4, f. 1-17 (1853), 1 (2): pl. 5-8, f. 18-38 (1853), 1 (3): pl. 9-12, f. 39-51 (1853), 1 (4): pl. 13-16, f. 52-76 (1853), 1 (5): pl. 17-20, f. 77-97 (1854), 1 (6): pl. 21-24, f. 98-114 (1854), 1 (7): pl. [25-28], f. 115-138 (1854), 1 (8): pl. [29-32], f. 139-153 (1854), 1 (9): pl. [33-36], f. 154-173 (1854), 1 (10): pl. [37-40], f. 174-201 (1854), 1 (11): pl. [41-44], f. 202-231 (1854), 1 (12): pl. [45-48], f. 232-258 (1854), 1 (13-17): pl. 49-68, f. 259-390 (1855), 1 (?18): pl. [69], f. 391-396 (1858), 1 (?19): pl. [70], f. 397-403 (1858), 1 (?20-21): pl. 71-78, f. 404-451 (1855), 1 (?22): pl. [79], f. 452-458 (1858), 1 (23-25): pl. 80-94, f. 459-540 (1856), 1 (26): pl. [95-96], f. 541-551 (1858), 1: 1-52 (1856), 1: 53-84 (1858), 2: pl. [97-100], f. 552-571 (1869)
Hübner, [1825]
Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge, Vol. 2 ([1819] - [1827]) Samml. exot. Schmett. 2 : pl. [90], [180], [223] (1819), : pl. [2], [12], [16], [78], [141], [182] (1820), : pl. [11], [13], [24], [77], [83], [97], [102-103], [108-109], [116-117], [122], [147], [150], [164], [183], [195], [197], [212-214] (1821), : pl. [14], [18-19], [26], [38-39], [43], [68], [70-71], [74], [84], [86], [92], [94-95], [106], [114], [121], [161], [169], [174], [177-178], [184], [194], [200], [204-205], [207-208], [210] (1821), : pl. [33], [72], [76], [115], [131], [138-139], [153], [198], [211], [218], [220] (1822), : pl. [32], [75], [81], [93], [105], [129] (1822), : pl. [1], [6], [22-23], [25], [27], [29-31], [34-37], [40-42], [48], [50-53], [56], [58-59], [64-66], [69], [73], [87], [89], [91], [96], [98-101], [110], [124], [128], [130], [132-137], [142], [155-158], [160], [162-163], [165-167], [170-173], [175-176], [187-188], [196], [199], [201-202], [206], [215-216], [219], [222], [224] (1823), : pl. [54], [118], [143], [149], [159] [179], [181], [185], [203], [217] (1824), : pl. [3-5], [8-10], [15], [20], [45], [49], [55], [60], [62-63], [67], [79-80], [88], [104], [111-113], [120], [125], [127], [140], [144-146], [148], [151-152], [154], [168], [189-193], [221], [225] (1825), : pl. [7], [17], [21], [28], [44], [46-47], [57], [61], [82], [123], [126] (1826), : pl. [85], [119], [186], [209] (1827), : (Index Systematicus) [1-4] (1827-1832)
Hübner, [1820]
Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])
Walker, 1855
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 1-278 (1854), 2: 279-581 (1854), 3: 583-775 (1855), 4: 777-976 (1855), 5: 977-1258 (1855), 6: 1259-1508 (1855), 7: 1509-1808 (1856)
Walker, 1865
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 1-322 ([1865]), 32: 323-706 (1865), 33: 707-1120 (1865), 34: 1121-1534 ([1866]), 35: 1535-2040 (1866)
Wolfe, 1988
Hylesia acuta and its aggregate larvar and pupal pouch J. Lep. Soc. 42 (2): 132-137


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