Species Agapema dyari - Hodges#7754.2

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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 Saturniinae (Silkmoths)

Tribe Saturniini

Genus Agapema

Species dyari (Agapema dyari - Hodges#7754.2)

Hodges Number

7754.2

Remarks

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Print References

Peigler, R.S., R.O. Kendall, 1993. A review of the genus Agapema (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Proceedings of the Denver Museum of Natural History, 3(3): p. 6; figs. 5, 16-17. (1)

Works Cited

1.	A review of the genus Agapema (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) Roy O. Kendall, Richard S. Peigler. 1993. Proceedings of the Denver Museum of Natural History, 3(3): 1-22.

Contributed by Hannah Nendick-Mason on 14 June, 2006 - 3:12pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Maury Heiman, Randy Hardy
Last updated 27 April, 2020 - 6:38am

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