Automeris belti

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Automeris belti
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A. b. belti
Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Automeris
Species:
A. belti
Binomial name
Automeris belti
Druce, 1886 [1]

Automeris belti is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1886. It is found from Mexico to Colombia and Ecuador. [2]

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Saturniidae family of insects

Saturniidae, commonly known as 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.

Herbert Druce, FLS was a British entomologist. His collections were acquired by Frederick DuCane Godman (1834–1919) and Osbert Salvin (1835–1898) before being bequeathed to the Natural History Museum, London. He is not to be confused with his son, the English entomologist Hamilton Herbert Druce who also worked on Lepidoptera.

The wingspan is 95–100 mm.

Subspecies

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Automeris belti Druce, 1886". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  2. ↑ The Moths of Belize


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