''Hylesia'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s in the family

Saturniidae Saturniidae, members of which are commonly named the saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor m ...

. The genus was erected by

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

in 1820.

Species

*'' Hylesia acuta'' Druce, 1886 *'' Hylesia aeneides'' (Druce, 1897) *'' Hylesia alticola'' Lemaire, 1988 *'' Hylesia anchises'' Lemaire, 1988 *'' Hylesia andensis'' Lemaire, 1988 *'' Hylesia andrei'' Dognin, 1923 *'' Hylesia angulex'' Draudt, 1929 *'' Hylesia annulata'' Schaus, 1911 *'' Hylesia ascodex'' Dyar, 1913 *'' Hylesia athlia'' Dyar, 1913 *'' Hylesia beneluzi'' Lemaire, 1988 *'' Hylesia bertrandi'' Lemaire, 1982 *'' Hylesia biolleya'' Schaus, 1927 *'' Hylesia bouvereti'' Dognin, 1889 *'' Hylesia canitia'' (Cramer, 1780) *'' Hylesia cedomnibus'' Dyar, 1913 *'' Hylesia coex'' Dyar, 1913 *'' Hylesia coinopus'' Dyar, 1913 *'' Hylesia colimatifex'' Dyar, 1913 *'' Hylesia colombex'' Dognin, 1923 *'' Hylesia composita'' Dognin, 1912 *'' Hylesia continua'' (Walker, 1865) *'' Hylesia corevia'' Schaus, 1900 *'' Hylesia cottica'' Schaus, 1932 *'' Hylesia cressida'' Dyar, 1913 *'' Hylesia dalina'' Schaus, 1911 *'' Hylesia daryae'' Decaens, Bonilla & Wolfe, 2003 *'' Hylesia discifex'' Draudt, 1929 *'' Hylesia dyarex'' Schaus, 1921 *'' Hylesia ebalus'' (Cramer, 1775) *'' Hylesia egrex'' Draudt, 1929 *'' Hylesia extremex'' Naumann, Brosch & Wenczel, 2005 *'' Hylesia falcifera'' (Hübner, 1825) *'' Hylesia fallaciosa'' Lemaire, 2002 *'' Hylesia frederici'' Lemaire, 1993 *'' Hylesia frigida'' Schaus, 1911 *'' Hylesia gamelioides'' Michener, 1952 *'' Hylesia gigantex'' Draudt, 1929 *'' Hylesia gyrex'' C. Brown, 1913 *'' Hylesia hamata'' Schaus, 1911 *'' Hylesia hawksi'' Lemaire, Wolfe & Monzon, 2001 *'' Hylesia haxairei'' Lemaire, 1988 *'' Hylesia hubbelli'' Lemaire, 1982 *'' Hylesia humilis'' Dognin, 1923 *'' Hylesia ileana'' Schaus, 1932 *'' Hylesia index'' Dyar, 1913 *'' Hylesia indurata'' Dyar, 1910 *'' Hylesia inficita'' (Walker, 1865) *'' Hylesia invidiosa'' Dyar, 1914 *'' Hylesia iola'' C. Brown, 1913 *'' Hylesia leilex'' Dyar, 1913 *'' Hylesia lineata'' Druce, 1886 *'' Hylesia maurex'' Draudt, 1929 *'' Hylesia medifex'' Dognin, 1916 *'' Hylesia melanops'' Lemaire, 2002 *'' Hylesia melanostigma'' (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1855) *'' Hylesia metabus'' (Cramer, 1775) *'' Hylesia metapyrrha'' (Walker, 1855) *'' Hylesia moronensis'' Lemaire, 1976 *'' Hylesia mortifex'' Dyar, 1913 *'' Hylesia munonia'' Schaus, 1927 *'' Hylesia murex'' Dyar, 1913 *'' Hylesia mymex'' Dyar, 1913 *'' Hylesia nanus'' (Walker, 1855) *'' Hylesia natex'' Draudt, 1929 *'' Hylesia nigricans'' Berg, 1875 *'' Hylesia nigridorsata'' Dognin, 1912 *'' Hylesia nigripes'' Draudt, 1929 *'' Hylesia oblonga'' Lemaire, 2002 *'' Hylesia obtusa'' Dognin, 1923 *'' Hylesia olivenca'' Schaus, 1927 *'' Hylesia oratex'' Dyar, 1913 *'' Hylesia orbifex'' Dyar, 1913 *'' Hylesia oroyex'' Dognin, 1922 *'' Hylesia pallidex'' Dognin, 1923 *'' Hylesia paraguayensis'' Lemaire, 2002 *'' Hylesia paulex'' Dognin, 1922 *'' Hylesia pauper'' Dyar, 1913 *'' Hylesia pearsoni'' Lemaire, 2002 *'' Hylesia peigleri'' Lemaire, 2002 *'' Hylesia penai'' Lemaire, 1988 *'' Hylesia praeda'' Dognin, 1901 *'' Hylesia pseudomoronensis'' de Camargo, 2007 *'' Hylesia remex'' Dyar, 1913 *'' Hylesia rex'' Dyar, 1913 *'' Hylesia rosacea'' Schaus, 1911 *'' Hylesia roseata'' Dognin, 1914 *'' Hylesia rubrifrons'' Schaus, 1911 *'' Hylesia rufex'' Draudt, 1929 *'' Hylesia rufipes'' Schaus, 1911 *'' Hylesia santaelenensis'' Lemaire, 1988 *'' Hylesia schuessleri'' Strand, 1934 *'' Hylesia scortina'' Draudt, 1929 *'' Hylesia subaurea'' Schaus, 1900 *'' Hylesia subcana'' (Walker, 1855) *'' Hylesia subcottica'' Lemaire, 2002 *'' Hylesia subfasciata'' Dognin, 1916 *'' Hylesia tapabex'' Dyar, 1913 *'' Hylesia tapareba'' Dyar, 1913 *'' Hylesia teratex'' Draudt, 1929 *'' Hylesia terranea'' Schaus, 1906 *'' Hylesia terrosex'' Dognin, 1916 *'' Hylesia thaumex'' Draudt, 1929 *'' Hylesia tinturex'' Schaus, 1921 *'' Hylesia tiphys'' Dognin, 1916 *'' Hylesia travassosi'' Lemaire, 1988 *'' Hylesia umbrata'' Schaus, 1911 *'' Hylesia umbratula'' Dyar, 1915 *'' Hylesia valvex'' Dyar, 1913 *'' Hylesia vassali'' Lemaire, 1988 *'' Hylesia venezuelensis'' Lemaire, 2002 *'' Hylesia vialactea'' Draudt, 1929 *'' Hylesia vindex'' Dyar, 1913 *'' Hylesia zonex'' Draudt, 1929

References

Hemileucinae Bombycoidea genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Saturniidae-stub