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Parent Taxon

• Saturniidae

Sibling Taxa

• Adetomeris
• Ancistrota
• Arias
• Auroraia
• Austrolippa
• Automerella
• Automerina
• Automeris
• Automeropsis
• Callodirphia
• Catacantha
• Catharisa
• Cerodirphia
• Cinommata
• Coloradia
• Dirphia
• Dirphiella
• Dirphiopsis
• Erythromeris
• Eubergia
• Eudyaria
• Gamelia
• Gamelioides
• Heliconisa
• Hemileuca
• Hidripa
• Hirpida
• Hispaniodirphia
• Hylesia
• Hylesiopsis
• Hyperchiria
• Hyperchirioides
• Hypermerina
• Ithomisa
• Kentroleuca
• Lemaireodirphia
• Leucanella
• Lonomia
• Manodirphia
• Meroleuca
• Molippa
• Ormiscodes
• Paradirphia
• Periga
• Periphoba
• Prohylesia
• Pseudautomeris
• Pseudodirphia
• Rhodirphia
• Travassosula
• Winbrechlinia
• Xanthodirphia

Child Taxa

• Hylesia acuta
• Hylesia aencocornex
• Hylesia aeneides
• Hylesia alejandroi
• Hylesia alinda
• Hylesia alticola
• Hylesia alticoloides
• Hylesia altimirex
• Hylesia alysiae
• Hylesia amaloretex
• Hylesia anchises
• Hylesia andbolivex
• Hylesia andcajamarcex
• Hylesia andcaucex
• Hylesia andecuadorex
• Hylesia andensis
• Hylesia andmeridex
• Hylesia andperuex
• Hylesia andrei
• Hylesia andrex
• Hylesia andtabayex
• Hylesia angcuscex
• Hylesia angmetex
• Hylesia angulex
• Hylesia annguiana
• Hylesia annulata
• Hylesia antioquiex
• Hylesia approximans
• Hylesia arianae
• Hylesia ascdiosex
• Hylesia ascecuadorex
• Hylesia ascguianex
• Hylesia ascmoronex
• Hylesia ascodex
• Hylesia ascolombex
• Hylesia ascpastazex
• Hylesia ascucayalex
• Hylesia athlia
• Hylesia atlantex
• Hylesia baguana
• Hylesia bahiex
• Hylesia beneluzi
• Hylesia bertrandi
• Hylesia biolleya
• Hylesia bolivarex
• Hylesia bouvereti
• Hylesia cajamartinex
• Hylesia caloxapampex
• Hylesia canandex
• Hylesia canitia
• Hylesia cantirolex
• Hylesia carabayex
• Hylesia carbajalex
• Hylesia caucanex
• Hylesia cearex
• Hylesia cedomnibus
• Hylesia chanchamyex
• Hylesia chrisbrechlinae
• Hylesia coex
• Hylesia coinopus
• Hylesia colimatifex
• Hylesia colombex
• Hylesia compandex
• Hylesia composita
• Hylesia compsantandex
• Hylesia continua
• Hylesia corevia
• Hylesia coroicex
• Hylesia cotandex
• Hylesia cotcuzcex
• Hylesia cotecuarex
• Hylesia cotmandorex
• Hylesia cotmetex
• Hylesia cotsucumbex
• Hylesia cottica
• Hylesia cressida
• Hylesia cuscmandex
• Hylesia dalina
• Hylesia daryae
• Hylesia discifex
• Hylesia dyarex
• Hylesia ebalus
• Hylesia egrex
• Hylesia ernestonis
• Hylesia ernestralex
• Hylesia espichinchex
• Hylesia extremex
• Hylesia fabiani
• Hylesia falcatalayex
• Hylesia falcbahiex
• Hylesia falccamacanex
• Hylesia falccruzex
• Hylesia falcifera
• Hylesia falclapazex
• Hylesia fallaciosa
• Hylesia faunalex
• Hylesia frederici
• Hylesia frigida
• Hylesia frigoaxacanex
• Hylesia gamelioides
• Hylesia garrochex
• Hylesia gigantex
• Hylesia guacamayex
• Hylesia guianex
• Hylesia guiyasotana
• Hylesia gyramazonex
• Hylesia gyrbelizonex
• Hylesia gyrcuscex
• Hylesia gyrex
• Hylesia hamata
• Hylesia hawksi
• Hylesia haxairei
• Hylesia hubbelli
• Hylesia humilis
• Hylesia huyana
• Hylesia iguazu
• Hylesia ileana
• Hylesia ilhondurex
• Hylesia ilsantandex
• Hylesia indandex
• Hylesia index
• Hylesia inducayalex
• Hylesia indurata
• Hylesia inficita
• Hylesia invidiosa
• Hylesia iola
• Hylesia jongerlingi
• Hylesia juprex
• Hylesia lamis
• Hylesia lapazex
• Hylesia latigra
• Hylesia lebedoides
• Hylesia leilex
• Hylesia lempirex
• Hylesia limonex
• Hylesia lineata
• Hylesia linyoaxacana
• Hylesia linyzacapa
• Hylesia magdalenex
• Hylesia mandorex
• Hylesia maurbahiex
• Hylesia maurex
• Hylesia medifex
• Hylesia melanoguianex
• Hylesia melanomoronex
• Hylesia melanops
• Hylesia melanostigma
• Hylesia metabus
• Hylesia metapyrrha
• Hylesia metrex
• Hylesia minasia
• Hylesia mincex
• Hylesia morococodrilex
• Hylesia moronensis
• Hylesia moronex
• Hylesia moroperuex
• Hylesia mortifex
• Hylesia multiplex
• Hylesia munonia
• Hylesia murex
• Hylesia mymex
• Hylesia mymperuex
• Hylesia nanus
• Hylesia napoex
• Hylesia natex
• Hylesia nautex
• Hylesia nigra
• Hylesia nigribahiex
• Hylesia nigricans
• Hylesia nigridorsata
• Hylesia nigripes
• Hylesia oblonga
• Hylesia obtusa
• Hylesia olivenca
• Hylesia olloretex
• Hylesia oratex
• Hylesia orbifex
• Hylesia oroyex
• Hylesia oxachanchex
• Hylesia palcazua
• Hylesia pallidex
• Hylesia pangmandorex
• Hylesia panguanex
• Hylesia paracotcex
• Hylesia paraguayensis
• Hylesia paratumbex
• Hylesia paravalvex
• Hylesia paroyex
• Hylesia paulex
• Hylesia pauper
• Hylesia pauppichinchex
• Hylesia paupseptentridex
• Hylesia pearsoni
• Hylesia peggyae
• Hylesia penai
• Hylesia pichinchex
• Hylesia piurex
• Hylesia praeda
• Hylesia praedguiana
• Hylesia praedjunensis
• Hylesia praednapoana
• Hylesia praedperuana
• Hylesia praedpichinchensis
• Hylesia pseudomoronensis
• Hylesia puyex
• Hylesia remandex
• Hylesia remargbolivex
• Hylesia rembahiex
• Hylesia remcarabobex
• Hylesia remex
• Hylesia remisionex
• Hylesia rex
• Hylesia rosacea
• Hylesia rosbaguanex
• Hylesia roseata
• Hylesia rosehuanucensis
• Hylesia rosepichinchensis
• Hylesia rosguianex
• Hylesia rospanguanex
• Hylesia rosrondoniex
• Hylesia rubrifrons
• Hylesia rubriprocta
• Hylesia rufex
• Hylesia rufipes
• Hylesia sanmartinex
• Hylesia santacruzex
• Hylesia santaelenensis
• Hylesia santarosex
• Hylesia santboyacex
• Hylesia santex
• Hylesia satiprex
• Hylesia schuessleri
• Hylesia scortina
• Hylesia silkae
• Hylesia sinjaevi
• Hylesia siriae
• Hylesia subaurea
• Hylesia subbahiana
• Hylesia subcana
• Hylesia subcottica
• Hylesia subfasciata
• Hylesia submisionex
• Hylesia sucumbex
• Hylesia suninex
• Hylesia tapabex
• Hylesia tapareba
• Hylesia tatamex
• Hylesia teratex
• Hylesia termoronex
• Hylesia terranea
• Hylesia terrosex
• Hylesia tinturex
• Hylesia tiphamazonex
• Hylesia tiphys
• Hylesia travassosi
• Hylesia tumbex
• Hylesia umbrata
• Hylesia umbratula
• Hylesia valvex
• Hylesia vanschaycki
• Hylesia vassali
• Hylesia vialactea
• Hylesia vindex
• Hylesia winbrechlini
• Hylesia yapiex
• Hylesia yarumalex
• Hylesia yucatanex
• Hylesia yuyapichrex
• Hylesia zamorex
• Hylesia zonex

Top Observation Places

• Florianópolis
• Santa Catarina Pinula
• Puerto Vallarta
• Santa Maria
• San Cristóbal de las Casas
• Córdoba
• Orizaba
• Cuernavaca
• Jiutepec
• Temixco
• São Paulo
• Guarulhos
• Xalapa de Enríquez
• Coatepec
• Panamá
• Las Cumbres