Othorene purpurascens is a species of moth of the family Saturniidae.

Othorene purpurascens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Othorene
Species:
O. purpurascens
Binomial name
Othorene purpurascens
(Schaus, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Adelocephala purpurascens Schaus, 1905

Distribution

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The species can be found in Belize and French Guiana and from Mexico to Bolivia.[1]

Subspecies

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  • Othorene purpurascens purpurascens
  • Othorene purpurascens intermedia Rothschild, 1907

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