Automeris (a genus of moths)
2/02/2016 12:46:00 PMAutomeris (a genus of moths)
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. These moths are generally characterized by the eyelike patches on the hindwings and the leaflike pattern on the forewings, an example of crypsis. The genus was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819 and it is distributed in the Neotropical realm.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automeris
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Hi. I'm a biologist. I think it's not a Megalopyge, but, maybe, an Automeris from the Saturnidae family. Thank you and have a nice day.
ReplyDeleteYeah, your right. I'll correct this one. Thanks for enlightening me.
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