Automeris
Automeris is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae and the subfamily Hemileucinae. As of 1996 there were 124 species, and more have since been described.[4] These moths are generally characterized by the eyelike patches on the hindwings and the leaflike pattern on the forewings, an example of crypsis.[4] The genus was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819 and it is distributed in the Neotropical realm.[4]
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A. b. belti Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama | |
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Automeris io caterpillar | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Saturniidae |
Subfamily: | Hemileucinae |
Genus: | Automeris Hübner, [1819][1][2][3] |
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- Automeris io
- Automeris metzli
- Automeris zozine
- Automeris larra
- Automeris species, Trinidad
References
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- BioLib.cz
- Savela, Markku. "Automeris Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- Rougerie, R. & Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists (2009). "Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life: Saturniidae.
- Balcázar-Lara, M. A. (2000). "A new Automeris from the Manantlan Reserve in Mexico (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae: Hemileudinae)" Archived 2010-12-06 at the Wayback Machine. Florida Entomologist. 83 (2): 343-48.
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