COMPARATIVE GALLERY - SUBFAMILY CERATOCAMPINAE
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Click on the generic links for additional images of each species.
Thanks to Bill Oehlke and Ulf Drechsel for assistance with Emperor Moth identification.
Designed by Paul Smith 2006. This website is copyrighted by law.
Material contained herewith may not be used without the prior written permission of FAUNA Paraguay.
Photographs on this page were taken by Paul Smith, Leila K, Ulf Drechsel, Sergio Rios, Pier Caccialli, Carmen Paradeda 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.
Gallery 1 - Adeloneivaia and Adelowalkeria
FIGURE 1a - Adeloneivaia acuta male - location unknown (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).
FIGURE 1b - Adeloneivaia fallax male - location unknown (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).
FIGURE 1c - Adeloneivaia sabulosa male - location unknown (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).
FIGURE 1d - Adeloneivaia subangulata male - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel February 2008).
FIGURE 1e - Adelowalkeria flavosignata male - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 1f - Adelowalkeria tristigma - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2008).
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FIGURE 1a
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FIGURE 1b
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FIGURE 1c
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FIGURE 1d
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FIGURE 1e
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FIGURE 1f
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Gallery 4 - Neocarnegia, Oiticella, Psilopygida and Ptiloscola
FIGURE 4a - Neocarnegia basirei female - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2008).
FIGURE 4b - Oiticella convergens - Mbaracayś Bisophere Reserve, Departamento Canindeyś (Paul Smith October 2008).
FIGURE 4c - Oiticella luteciae - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2008).
FIGURE 4d - Psilopygida crispula yellow form - PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 4e - Psilopygida walkeri male - location unknown (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).
FIGURE 4f - Ptiloscola paraguayensis female - Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith October 2008).
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FIGURE 4a
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FIGURE 4b
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FIGURE 4c
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FIGURE 4d
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FIGURE 4e
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FIGURE 4f
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FIGURE 3a
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FIGURE 3b
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FIGURE 3c
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FIGURE 3d
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FIGURE 3e
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FIGURE 3f
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Gallery 3 - Citheronula, Eacles, Giacomellia and Megaceresa
FIGURE 3a - Citheronula armata - Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith October 2008).
FIGURE 3b - Eacles imperialis tucumana male - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2008).
FIGURE 3c - Giacomellia bilineata - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 3d - Giacomellia drechseli - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 3e - Giacomellia escobari - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 3f - Megaceresa pulchra - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).
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FIGURE 2a
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FIGURE 2b
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FIGURE 2c
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FIGURE 2d
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FIGURE 2e
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FIGURE 2f
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Gallery 2 Almeidella, Citoica and Citheronia
FIGURE 2a - Almeidella corrupta - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2008).
First record for Paraguay!!!
FIGURE 2b - Citoica anthonilis male - location unknown (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).
FIGURE 2c - Citheronia brissottii - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Leila K August 2008 left, Paul Smith September 2008 right).
FIGURE 2d - Citheronia aroa - Mbaracayś Biosphere Reserve, Departamento Canindeyś (Paul Smith October 2008).
FIGURE 2e - Citheronia laocoon male - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 2f - Citheronia vogleri female - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).
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Gallery 5 - Schausiella, Scolesa and Syssphinx
FIGURE 5a - Schausiella arpi - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009).
FIGURE 5b - Schausiella subochreata - PN Cerro Corrį, Departamento Amambay (Sergio Rios October 2009).
FIGURE 5c - Scolesa hypoxantha male - Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith May 2010).
FIGURE 5d - Scolesa viettei - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith left March 2008, right September 2008).
FIGURE 5e - Syssphinx amena - Mbaracayś Biosphere Reserve, Departamento Canindeyś (Paul Smith October 2008).
FIGURE 5f - Syssphinx molina male - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2008).
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FIGURE 5a
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FIGURE 5c
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FIGURE 5d
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FIGURE 5e
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FIGURE 5f
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