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Subfamily Ceratocampinae - Royal Moths

pink-striped oakworm? - Anisota virginiensis Pink Prominent Moth - Dryocampa rubicunda - male Dryocampa rubicunda - #7715 - Dryocampa rubicunda - male pink-striped oakworm moth - Anisota virginiensis Moth found in Brunswick Georgia - Citheronia regalis Imperial Moth - Eacles imperialis Unknown Anisota-1 - Anisota stigma Saturniidae - Syssphinx raspa
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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.