Arsenura sylla

Arsenura sylla is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found from Venezuela south to Mato Grosso, Brazil and then west to Bolivia.

It is a large species. Males have a semblance of a tail and the female has an almost rounded rear wing.

One of its close relatives is the Arsenura armida moth, which is also found in Venezuela.

Subspecies

 * Arsenura sylla sylla
 * Arsenura sylla niepelti (western Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador)