Automeris naranja
Automeris naranja | |
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Automeris naranja male | |
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Automeris naranja female | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Saturniidae |
Genus: | Automeris |
Species: | A. naranja
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Binomial name | |
Automeris naranja Schaus, 1898
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Automeris naranja is a species of moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina. This species is easy to raise in captivity.[1]
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Automeris naranja caterpillar
The larvae feed on Morus alba, Morus nigra and Fraxinus americana.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Nuñez Bustos, Ezequiel (2010). Mariposas de la ciudad de Buenos Aires y alrededores. Buenos Aires: Vazquez Mazzini. ISBN 9789879132265.
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Categories:
- Hemileucinae
- Moths described in 1898
- Moths of South America
- Saturniidae stubs