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Saturniidae
890059 – 7748   Automeris cecrops (Boisduval, 1875)

� Arlene Ripley
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Synonymy:
  • herse Hoffmann, 1942 (Automeris)
  • mexicana Bouvier, 1929 (Automeris)
  • pudens (Boisduval, 1875) (Io)
  • cecrops (Boisduval, 1875) (Io) extralim. - MONA 1983: 7748
      Type locality: Mexico.
  • ssp. a. pamina (Neumoegen, 1882) (Hyperchiria)
      Type locality: Prescott, AZ.
  • aurosea (Neumoegen, 1882) (Hyperchiria) (synonym of ssp. pamina)
  • chiricahuana Sch�ssler, 1934 (Automeris) (synonym of ssp. pamina)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Boisduval, J.B., 1875. Aper�u monographique du Genre Io l'un des d�membrements de la grande famille des Saturnides. Annales de la Soci�t� entomologique de Belgique, 18: 224.
    • Ferguson, D. C., 1972. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.2b: p. 166; pl. 13.1-3. order or free PDF
    • Neumoegen, B., 1882. Description of a new Hyperchiria from Arizona. Papilio, 2(4): 60-61.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Automeris cecrops
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