Automeris cecrops Boisduval, 1875 is a animal in the Saturniidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Automeris cecrops Boisduval, 1875

Automeris cecrops Boisduval, 1875

Cecrops eyed silkmoth (Automeris cecrops) is a Saturniidae moth species found in North and Central America.

Family
Genus
Automeris
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Automeris cecrops Boisduval, 1875

Automeris cecrops, commonly known as the cecrops eyed silkmoth, is an insect species that belongs to the family Saturniidae. This species can be found in both Central America and North America. Its assigned MONA (also called Hodges) identification number is 7748.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Saturniidae › Automeris

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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