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Saturniidae 890065 – 7752   Calosaturnia walterorum (Hogue & Johnson, 1958)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: walterorum (Hogue & Johnson, 1958) (Saturnia) - MONA 1983: 7752 meridionalis Johnson, 1940 (Calosaturnia) Taxonomic Notes: Calosaturnia walterorum (Hogue & Johnson, 1958), formerly in the genus Saturnia, is transferred to the genus Calosaturnia, rev. stat., in Rubinoff, & Doorenweerd (2020), Journ. Lepid. Soc., 74(1): 1-6.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Ferguson, D. C., 1972. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.2b: p. 181; pl. 14.6-7. order or free PDF Rubinoff, D.C. & C. Doorenweerd, 2020. Systematics and Biogeography Reciprocally Illuminate Taxonomic Revisions in the Silkmoth Genus Saturnia (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 74(1): 1-6. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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