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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths (Saturniidae) » Royal Moths (Ceratocampinae)

Subfamily Ceratocampinae - Royal Moths

Classification · Pronunciation · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Green-striped Mapleworm - Dryocampa rubicunda Caterpillar - red lateral stripes, black spikes, golden head, golden caterpillar - Eacles imperialis Eacles imperialis - Imperial Moth - Hodges#7704 - Eacles imperialis unknown larva - Dryocampa rubicunda Anisota-2 - Anisota - male Anisota oslari Syssphinx heiligbrodti - Syssphinx heiligbrodti - mating pair - Syssphinx heiligbrodti - male - female
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Bombycoidea (Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths)
Family Saturniidae (Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths)
Subfamily Ceratocampinae (Royal Moths)
Pronunciation
SER-ə-toh-KAM-pee-nee
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
formerly Citheroniinae
Numbers
22 species in 5 genera in North America listed at All-Leps
Print References
Kitching et al. 2018. A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Biodiversity Data Journal, 6: e22236. (1)
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)
Works Cited
1.A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera)
Kitching, I., R. Rougerie, A. Zwick, C. Hamilton, R. St Laurent, S. Naumann, L. Ballesteros Mejia, A. Kawahara. 2018. Biodiversity Data Journal, 6: e22236.
Contributed by Cotinis on 13 December, 2005 - 10:17am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Robin McLeod, Randy Hardy
Last updated 19 August, 2018 - 6:00am

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