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Subfamily Ceratocampinae - Royal Moths

Dryocampa rubicunda Caterpillar - maybe Saturnid or Brushfoot? - Citheronia regalis Spiny Oakworm Moth - Anisota stigma - female bloodshot eyed moth - Syssphinx hubbardi Caterpillar - Citheronia regalis Hubbard's small silkmoth caterpillar - Syssphinx hubbardi Splendid Royal Moth caterpillar - Citheronia splendens Regal Moth  - Citheronia regalis
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Bombycoidea
Family Saturniidae (Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths)
Subfamily Ceratocampinae (Royal Moths)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
formerly Citheroniinae
Numbers
22 species in 5 genera in North America listed at All-Leps
Internet References
links to adult images of 50 species in Mexico, including most North American species (Manuel Balcazar Lara, Moths of Mexico)
pinned adult image thumbnails of 8 species in Canada (CBIF)
classification of subfamily Ceratocampinae, and synonym (Markku Savela, FUNET)