Automeris

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Automeris
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A. b. belti
Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama
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Automeris io caterpillar
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Hemileucinae
Genus: Automeris
Hübner, [1819] [1] [2] [3]
Synonyms
  • ProtautomerisPackard, 1903
  • AgliopsisBouvier, 1929

Automeris is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae and the subfamily Hemileucinae. As of 1996 there were 124 species, and more have since been described. [4] These moths are generally characterized by the eyelike patches on the hindwings and the leaflike pattern on the forewings, an example of crypsis. [4] The genus was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819 and it is distributed in the Neotropical realm. [4]

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List of species

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Saturniidae, members of which are commonly named the saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor moths, royal moths, and giant silk moths.

<i>Eacles</i> Genus of moths

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<i>Automeris io</i> Species of moth

Automeris io, the Io moth or peacock moth, is a colorful North American moth in the family Saturniidae. The Io moth is also a member of the subfamily Hemileucinae. The name Io comes from Greek mythology in which Io was a mortal lover of Zeus. The Io moth ranges from the southeast corner of Manitoba and in the southern extremes of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in Canada, and in the US it is found from Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, east of those states and down to the southern end of Florida. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.

<i>Horama</i> Genus of moths

Horama is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hemileucinae</span> Subfamily of moths

Hemileucinae is a subfamily of the family Saturniidae, including a number of taxa whose caterpillars have venomous urticating hairs.

<i>Imbrasia</i> Genus of moths

Imbrasia is a genus of moths belonging to the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species of this genus are present in the tropical Africa.

<i>Syssphinx</i> Genus of moths

Syssphinx is a genus of moths of the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.

<i>Ancistrota</i> Genus of moths

Ancistrota is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.

<i>Dirphia</i> Genus of moths

Dirphia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.

<i>Gamelia</i> (moth) Genus of moths

Gamelia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.

<i>Hyperchiria</i> Genus of moths

Hyperchiria is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.

<i>Samia</i> (moth) Genus of moths

Samia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.

<i>Bunaea</i> Genus of moths

Bunaea is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.

<i>Heniocha</i> Genus of moths

Heniocha is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.

<i>Automeris duchartrei</i> Species of moth

Automeris duchartrei is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Eugène Louis Bouvier in 1936. It is found in Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru.

<i>Automeris belti</i> Species of moth

Automeris belti is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1886. A. belti is found from Mexico to Colombia and Ecuador. The wingspan is 95–100 mm.

<i>Automeris postalbida</i> Species of moth

Automeris postalbida is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by William Schaus in 1900. It is found from Costa Rica to Ecuador.

Automeris anikmeisterae is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found in Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

Automeris randa, Rand's eyed silk moth, is a species of buck and io moths in the family Saturniidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1894 and is found in Central and North America.

Automeris louisiana, the Louisiana eyed silkmoth, is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in North America.

References

  1. ↑ BioLib.cz
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Automeris Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  3. ↑ Rougerie, R. & Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists (2009). "Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life: Saturniidae.
  4. 1 2 3 Balcázar-Lara, M. A. (2000). "A new Automeris from the Manantlan Reserve in Mexico (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae: Hemileudinae)" Archived 2010-12-06 at the Wayback Machine . Florida Entomologist. 83 (2): 343-48.


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