Automeris postalbida | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Saturniidae |
Genus: | Automeris |
Species: | A. postalbida |
Binomial name | |
Automeris postalbida Schaus, 1900 | |
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