The identity of Automeris ophthalmica Moore, 1883 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae, Hemileucinae)

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https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.58

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Lepidoptera, Saturniidae, Hemileucinae, Automeris, identity, synonymy, distribution, Neotropical

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The identity of Automeris ophthalmica Moore, 1883, sp. rev. is recognized, based on a specimen reared from a larva that matched the description and illustration of the one from which the female holotype was reared. This finding makes Pseudautomeris ophthalmica (Moore), the senior synonym of the following names: Automeris coronis Schaus, 1913, syn. n., Automeris parametea Bouvier, 1936, syn. n., and Automeris coronoides Bouvier, 1936, syn. n.

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2022-09-30

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Becker, V. O. (2022). The identity of Automeris ophthalmica Moore, 1883 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae, Hemileucinae). SHILAP Revista De lepidopterología, 50(199), 441–443. https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.58

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