COMPARATIVE GALLERY - SUBFAMILY HEMILEUCINAE
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![FIGURE 1a FIGURE 1a](tn_Automeris amoena 1 sp 614 wingspan 84 costa 41.png) | FIGURE 1a |
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![FIGURE 1b FIGURE 1b](tn_Automeris basalis composite.png) | FIGURE 1b |
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![FIGURE 1c FIGURE 1c](tn_Automeris beckeri male www.pybio.org.png) | FIGURE 1c |
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![FIGURE 1d FIGURE 1d](tn_Automeris bilinea mhnp aug 09.png) | FIGURE 1d |
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![FIGURE 1e FIGURE 1e](tn_Automeris egeus C Chang mbaracyu www.pybio.org.png) | FIGURE 1e |
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![FIGURE 1f FIGURE 1f](tn_Automeris granulosa Los Pioneros Sergio Rios.png) | FIGURE 1f |
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![FIGURE 1g FIGURE 1g](tn_Automeris hamata www.pybio.org.png) | FIGURE 1g |
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![FIGURE 1h FIGURE 1h](tn_Automeris illustris CZPC-1-288 20 aug 08 proc.png) | FIGURE 1h |
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![FIGURE 1i FIGURE 1i](tn_SAN RAFAEL MOTHS 44 Automeris naranja 4 mar 08.png) | FIGURE 1i |
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![FIGURE 1j FIGURE 1j](tn_Automeris submacula 27 nov 08 czpc 910.png) | FIGURE 1j |
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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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![FIGURE 3a FIGURE 3a](tn_Eudyaria sigridae mhnp aug 09.png) | FIGURE 3a |
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![FIGURE 3b FIGURE 3b](tn_Eudyaria venata czpc 1039.png) | FIGURE 3b |
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![FIGURE 3c FIGURE 3c](tn_Gamelia catharina male composite.png) | FIGURE 3c |
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![FIGURE 3d FIGURE 3d](tn_Heliconisa pagenstecheri san raf 19 april 10 composite.png) | FIGURE 3d |
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![FIGURE 3e FIGURE 3e](tn_Hidripa ruscheweyhi male www.pybio.org.png) | FIGURE 3e |
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![FIGURE 3f FIGURE 3f](tn_Hylesia ebalus female karina lag blanca 28 sep 10.png) | FIGURE 3f |
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![FIGURE 3g FIGURE 3g](tn_Hylesia metapyrrha fem CZPC494 23 Aug 08 proc.png) | FIGURE 3g |
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![FIGURE 3h FIGURE 3h](tn_Hylesia scortina CZPC076 28 July 08 proc.png) | FIGURE 3h |
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![FIGURE 5a FIGURE 5a](tn_Molippa cruenta CZPC439 21 aug 08 proc.png) | FIGURE 5a |
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![FIGURE 5b FIGURE 5b](tn_Molippa eophila male www.pybio.org.png) | FIGURE 5b |
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![FIGURE 5c FIGURE 5c](tn_Molippa simillima composite.png) | FIGURE 5c |
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![FIGURE 5d FIGURE 5d](tn_Periga circumstans male CZPC440 21 Aug 08 proc ventral.png) | FIGURE 5d |
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![FIGURE 5e FIGURE 5e](tn_Pseudautomeris luteata CZPC024 18 aug 08 proc.png) | FIGURE 5e |
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![FIGURE 5f FIGURE 5f](tn_Pseudodirphia eumedidiodes www.pybio.org.png) | FIGURE 5f |
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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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![FIGURE 2a FIGURE 2a](tn_LAGUNA BLANCA 6c Catharisa cerina.png) | FIGURE 2a |
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![FIGURE 2b FIGURE 2b](tn_Cerodirphia apunctata male www.pybio.org.png) | FIGURE 2b |
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![FIGURE 2c FIGURE 2c](tn_Dirphia avia mhnp aug 09.png) | FIGURE 2c |
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![FIGURE 2d FIGURE 2d](tn_Dirphia moderata 88mm costa 44.5mm.png) | FIGURE 2d |
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![FIGURE 2e FIGURE 2e](tn_Dirphia panamensis www.pybio.org.png) | FIGURE 2e |
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![FIGURE 2f FIGURE 2f](tn_Dirphiopsis epiolina male www.pybio.org.png) | FIGURE 2f |
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![FIGURE 2g FIGURE 2g](tn_Dirphiopsis trisignata male www.pybio.org.png) | FIGURE 2g |
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![FIGURE 2h FIGURE 2h](tn_Eubergia boetifica male www.pybio.org.png) | FIGURE 2h |
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![FIGURE 2i FIGURE 2i](tn_Eubergia caisa 22 oct 08 lag blanca male.png) | FIGURE 2i |
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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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![FIGURE 4a FIGURE 4a](tn_Hyperchiria incisa jeni oborn 29 july 08 proc.png) | FIGURE 4a |
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![FIGURE 4b FIGURE 4b](tn_Hyperchiria orodina jeni oborn 17 april 10 lag blanca.png) | FIGURE 4b |
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![FIGURE 4c FIGURE 4c](tn_Leucanella aspera female www.pybio.org.png) | FIGURE 4c |
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![FIGURE 4d FIGURE 4d](tn_Leucanella memusae male CZPC437 21 Aug 08 proc.png) | FIGURE 4d |
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![FIGURE 4e FIGURE 4e](tn_SAN RAFAEL MOTHS 15b Lonomia obliqua male Saturniidae 29 Sep 07.png) | FIGURE 4e |
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Thanks to Bill Oehlke and Ulf Drechsel for assistance with Emperor Moth identification.
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Material contained herewith may not be used without the prior written permission of FAUNA Paraguay.
Photographs on this page were taken by Paul Smith, C.Chang, Ulf Drechsel, Sergio Rios, Karina Atkinson, Para La Tierra, Chris Elder, Jeni Oborn, Karina Atkinson and Alberto Esquivel and are used with permission.
Special thanks to Ulf Drechsel for permission to use images from his site www.pybio.org.
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.