SATURNIIDAE Hemileucinae FAUNA PARAGUAY

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Gallery 1 - Automeris
FIGURE 1a - Automeris amoena - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2008).
FIGURE 1b - Automeris basalis - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (left Alberto Esquivel March 2008, right Paul Smith September 2008).
FIGURE 1c - Automeris beckeri - location unknown (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).
FIGURE 1d - Automeris bilinea - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009)
FIGURE 1e - Automeris egeus - Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve, Departamento Candindeyú (C.Chang undated www.pybio.org)
FIGURE 1f - Automeris granulosa - Cruce Los Pioneros, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Sergio Rios undated)
FIGURE 1g - Automeris hamata - location unknown (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).
FIGURE 1h - Automeris illustris - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2008).
FIGURE 1i - Automeris naranja (upper rest, lower defence display) - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul August 2006).
FIGURE 1j - Automeris submacula - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009)

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Gallery 3 - Eudyaria. Gamelia, Heliconisa, Hidripa and Hylesia
FIGURE 3a - Eudyaria sigridae - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 3b - Eudyaria venata - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Karina Atkinson December 2008).
FIGURE 3c - Gamelia catharina male - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel bottom left February 2008, others Paul Smith September 2008).
FIGURE 3d - Heliconisa pagenstecheri female - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith April 2010). First record for Paraguay.
FIGURE 3e - Hidripa ruscheweyi - specimen from Estancia San Luis, Departamento Concepción (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).
FIGURE 3f - Hylesia ebalus - Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Karina Atkinson September 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 3g - Hylesia metapyrrha female - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2008).
FIGURE 3h - Hylesia scortina - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2008).

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Gallery 5 - Molippa, Periga, Pseudautomeris and Pseudodirphia
FIGURE 5a - Molippa cruenta - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2008).
FIGURE 5b - Molippa eophila - location unknown (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).
FIGURE 5c - Molippa simillima - upper Itabó Itaipú Reserve, Departamento Alto Paraná (Paul Smith November 2008), lower PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Chris Elder November 2007).
FIGURE 5d - Periga circumstans male - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2008).
FIGURE 5e - Pseudautomeris luteata male - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2008).
FIGURE 5f - Pseudodirphia eumedioides - specimen from Departamento Concepción (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).

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Gallery 2 - Catharisa, Cerodirphia, Dirphia, Dirphiopsis and Eubergia
FIGURE 2a - Catharisa cerina (upper rest, lower defence display) - Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith September 2006).
Before this photograph Catharisa cerina was known to science only by five specimens collected over 80 years ago.
FIGURE 2b Cerodirphia apunctata - specimen from Estancia San Luis, Departamento Concepción (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).
FIGURE 2c - Dirphia avia - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009)
FIGURE 2d - Dirphia moderata - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2008).
FIGURE 2e - Dirphia panamensis - location unknown (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).
FIGURE 2f - Dirphiopsis epiolina - specimen from Cerro Aceti, Departamento Guairá (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).
FIGURE 2g - Dirphiopsis trisignata - location unknown (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).
FIGURE 2h - Eubergia boetifica male - specimen from Nueva Asunción, Departamento Boquerón (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).
FIGURE 2i - Eubergia caisa male - Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith October 2008).

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Gallery 4 - Hyperchiria, Leucanella and Lonomia
FIGURE 4a - Hyperchiria incisa - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Jeni Oborn July 2008).
FIGURE 4b - Hyperchiria orodina - Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Jeni Oborn April 2010).
FIGURE 4c - Leucanella aspera female - location unknown (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).
FIGURE 4d - Leucanella memusae male - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2008).
FIGURE 4e - Lonomia obliqua male - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2007).

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Thanks to Bill Oehlke and Ulf Drechsel for assistance with Emperor Moth identification.
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Ulf is "el capo" of Saturniids in Paraguay and anybody with an interest in this group should check out his web page for additional information.