SUBFAMILY HEMILEUCINAE: GENERA CERODIRPHIA, DIRPHIA, DIRPHIOPSIS AND  PSEUDODIRPHIA
Four genera of superficially similar moths that share certain colour traits. The species on this page are medium-sized moths with subtly-attractive forewing patternation and boldly contrasting body colour.
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Gallery 2 Dirphia avia
Distribution - Alto Paraná, Caaguazú, Canindeyú, Concepción, Itapúa, Paraguarí, San Pedro (www.pybio.org).
Host Plants - Cedrela, Crataegus, Fagus, Hymenaea, Malus, Prunus, Quercus, Salix (Oehlke World´s Largest Saturniidae Site).
Wingspan - males 72-99mm, females 95-122mm (Oehlke World´s Largest Saturniidae Site).
FIGURE 2a - Dirphia avia male - location unknown (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).
FIGURE 2b - Dirphia avia - Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo (Paul Smith August 2009)
FIGURE 2c - Dirphia avia - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith May 2006).
FIGURE 2d - Dirphia avia defensive display - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith May 2006).
FIGURE 2e - Dirphia avia larvae instar 5 - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu July 2008).
FIGURE 2f - Dirphia avia larvae instar 3 - location unknown (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).
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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 the page were provided by Paul Smith and Ulf Drechsel 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.
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Gallery 1 Cerodirphia apunctata
Distribution - Caaguazú, Concepción (www.pybio.org, Oehlke World´s Largest Saturniidae Site).
Host Plants - no information.
Wingspan - no information.
FIGURE 1a Cerodirphia apunctata - specimen from Estancia San Luis, Departamento Concepción (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).
Gallery 3 Dirphia moderata
Distribution - Guairá, Itapúa, Paraguarí, San Pedro (www.pybio.org).
Host Plants - Anacardium, Rapanea, Salix, Schinus  (Oehlke World´s Largest Saturniidae Site).
Wingspan - males 75-93mm, females 68-86mm (Oehlke World´s Largest Saturniidae Site).
FIGURE 3a - Dirphia moderata male - location unknown (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).
FIGURE 3b - Dirphia moderata female - Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Karina Atkinson September 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 3c - Dirphia moderata female - Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Karina Atkinson September 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 3d - Dirphia moderata female - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2008).
FIGURE 3e - Dirphia moderata female dorsal - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2008).
FIGURE 3f - Dirphia moderata female ventral - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2008).
FIGURE 3g - Dirphia moderata larva instar 5 - location unknown (Sigrid Drechsel www.pybio.org).
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Gallery 4 Dirphia panamensis
Distribution - Guairá (www.pybio.org).
Host Plants - Robinia, Salix, Schinus (Oehlke World´s Largest Saturniidae Site).
Wingspan - males 66-84mm, females 79-113mm (Oehlke World´s Largest Saturniidae Site).
FIGURE 4a - Dirphia panamensis - location unknown (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).
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Gallery 5 Dirphiopsis epiolina
Distribution -  Alto Paraná, Caaguazú, Canindeyú, Guairá (www.pybio.org).
Host Plants - Fagus, Psidium, Rhux, Salix (Oehlke World´s Largest Saturniidae Site).
Wingspan - males 57-69mm, females 71-90mm (Oehlke World´s Largest Saturniidae Site).
FIGURE 5a - Dirphiopsis epiolina male - specimen from Cerro Acati, Departamento Guairá (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).
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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 the page were provided by Paul Smith, Ulf Drechsel, Sylvia Qu, Karina Atkinson, Para La Tierra, Sigrid Drechsel and Karina Atkinson 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 6 Dirphiopsis trisignata
Distribution - Alto Paraná, Caaguazú, Canindeyú, Guairá (www.pybio.org).
Host Plants - Eucalyptus, Quercus, Prunus (Oehlke World´s Largest Saturniidae Site).
Wingspan - males 53mm, females 90mm (Oehlke World´s Largest Saturniidae Site).
FIGURE 6a - Dirphiopsis trisignata male - location unknown (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).





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Gallery 7 Pseudodirphia eumedidoides
Distribution - Concepción (www.pybio.org).
Host Plants - Pyrocantha, Robinia, Salix (Oehlke World´s Largest Saturniidae Site).
Wingspan - males 56-67mm, females 77-106mm (Oehlke World´s Largest Saturniidae Site).
FIGURE 7a - Pseudodirphia eumedidoides female - specimen from Departamento Concepción (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).