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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) » Buck and Io Moths (Hemileucinae) » Hemileucini » Automeris » Iris eyed Silkmoth - Hodges#7747 (Automeris iris)

Species Automeris iris - Iris eyed Silkmoth - Hodges#7747

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Iris Eyed Silkmoth Larvae - Automeris iris Automeris iris hesselorum - Automeris iris - female Automeris iris hesselorum - Automeris iris - male moth - Automeris iris Automeris iris hesselorum larvae Day 31 - Automeris iris Automeris iris hesselorum larva Day 56 - Automeris iris Female, Automeris iris hesselorum? - Automeris iris Automeris iris hesselorum - Automeris iris - 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 Hemileucinae (Buck and Io Moths)
Tribe Hemileucini
Genus Automeris
Species iris (Iris eyed Silkmoth - Hodges#7747)
Hodges Number
7747
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Automeris hesselorum Ferguson, 1972
Automeris iris of authors, (not Walker, 1865)
Explanation of Names
Automeris hesselorum Ferguson, 1972 includes as a synonym Automeris iris of authors (not Walker, 1865) in Brechlin & Meister 2011. Automeris iris is extralimital.
Print References
Ferguson, D. C., 1972. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.2b: p. 164; pl. 13.7-8.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (1)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (2)
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Ethan Kistler on 16 February, 2007 - 7:29am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Chuck Entz
Last updated 24 May, 2021 - 3:16pm

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