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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

• Paradirphia alajuelensis
• Paradirphia andicola
• Paradirphia andrei
• Paradirphia angelensis
• Paradirphia anikae
• Paradirphia antonia
• Paradirphia boudinoti
• Paradirphia cabrera
• Paradirphia caldas
• Paradirphia cavichensis
• Paradirphia cholulensis
• Paradirphia citrina
• Paradirphia coprea
• Paradirphia elongata
• Paradirphia estivalisae
• Paradirphia frankae
• Paradirphia fumosa
• Paradirphia gabriellae
• Paradirphia geneforti
• Paradirphia hectori
• Paradirphia herediana
• Paradirphia ibarrai
• Paradirphia latipunctata
• Paradirphia lieseorum
• Paradirphia michoacana
• Paradirphia mirador
• Paradirphia oblita
• Paradirphia parapeggyae
• Paradirphia pararudloffi
• Paradirphia peggyae
• Paradirphia potosiana
• Paradirphia pueblonuevensis
• Paradirphia rectilineata
• Paradirphia rudloffi
• Paradirphia sangabrielensis
• Paradirphia sanpedrensis
• Paradirphia santander
• Paradirphia semirosea
• Paradirphia talamancae
• Paradirphia talamancaia
• Paradirphia tatama
• Paradirphia tolima
• Paradirphia torva
• Paradirphia valverdei
• Paradirphia vanschaycki
• Paradirphia winbrechlini
• Paradirphia winifredae
• Paradirphia yagulana

Top Observation Places

• San Cristóbal de las Casas
• Xalapa de Enríquez
• Coatepec