Automeris cecrops, the cecrops eyed silkmoth, is a species of insect in the family Saturniidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3]

Automeris cecrops
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Automeris
Species:
A. cecrops
Binomial name
Automeris cecrops
(Boisduval, 1875)

The MONA or Hodges number for Automeris cecrops is 7748.[4]

Subspecies

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These three subspecies belong to the species Automeris cecrops:

  • Automeris cecrops cecrops (Boisduval, 1875)
  • Automeris cecrops pamina (Neumoegen, 1882)
  • Automeris cecrops peigleri Lemaire, 1981

References

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  1. ^ "Automeris cecrops Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Automeris cecrops". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Automeris cecrops". Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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