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7 (d). Saturniidae: Arsenurinae

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SUBFAMILY DESCRIPTION
The Subfamily ARSENURINAE contains about 60 exclusively neotropical species which exhibit many primitive features of antennae and venation. Most species have a dull brown ground coloration and have their hindwings extended into long 'tails'.

BELIZE SPECIES
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The genus Arsenura

  • Arsenura armida Cramer 1779

    The genus Caio
  • Caio championi Druce 1886

    The genus Dysdaemonia
  • Dysdaemonia boreas Cramer 1775

    The genus Titaea
  • Titaea tamerlan Maassen 1869

    The genus Rhescyntis
  • Rhescyntis hippodamia Cramer 1777

    The genus Paradaemonia
  • Paradaemonia andensis Rothschild 1907

    The genus Copiopteryx
  • Copiopteryx semiramis Cramer 1775



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