Automeris randa, Rand's eyed silk moth, is a species of buck and io moths in the family Saturniidae.[1][2] It was described by Herbert Druce in 1894 and is found in Central and North America.[2]

Automeris randa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Automeris
Species:
A. randa
Binomial name
Automeris randa
H. Druce, 1894

The MONA or Hodges number for Automeris randa is 7745.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Automeris randa Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  2. ^ a b "Automeris randa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  3. ^ Pohl, G. R.; Patterson, B. & Pelham, J. P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  4. ^ "Automeris randa, Rand's Eyed Silk Moth - Hodges 7745". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  • Tuskes, Paul M.; Tuttle, James P. & Collins, Michael M. (1996). The Wild Silk Moths of North America: A Natural History of the Saturniidae of the United States and Canada, ix + 250.

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