Saturniidae
890059 –
7748 Automeris cecrops
(Boisduval, 1875)
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Larva and
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Host familiy: Anacardiaceae Cactaceae Ericaceae Fabaceae Fagaceae Rhamnaceae Rosaceae Salicaceae Cannabaceae[Ulmac.. Host genera: Arctostaphylos Ceanothus Celtis Cercis Cercocarpus Malosma Mimosa Opuntia Prunus Quercus Robinia Sal... (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) |
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- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
cecrops (Boisduval, 1875) (Io) extralim. - MONA 1983: 7748; TL: Mexico.herse Hoffmann, 1942 (Automeris)mexicana Bouvier, 1929 (Automeris)pudens (Boisduval, 1875) (Io)ssp. a. pamina (Neumoegen, 1882) (Hyperchiria); TL: Prescott, AZ. aurosea (Neumoegen, 1882) (Hyperchiria) chiricahuana Schüssler, 1934 (Automeris) |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Boisduval, J.B., 1875. Aperçu monographique du Genre Io l'un des démembrements de la grande famille des Saturnides. Annales de la Société entomologique de Belgique, 18: 224.
- Ferguson, D. C., 1972. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.2b: p. 166; pl. 13.1-3. order or free PDF
- Neumoegen, B., 1882. Description of a new Hyperchiria from Arizona. Papilio, 2(4): 60-61.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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