Automeris iris
Species of moth
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Automeris iris, the iris eyed silkmoth, is a species of insect in the family Saturniidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3]
| Automeris iris | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Subfamily: | Hemileucinae |
| Genus: | Automeris |
| Species: | A. iris |
| Binomial name | |
| Automeris iris (Walker, 1865) | |
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species Automeris iris:
- Automeris iris hesselorum Ferguson, 1972
- Automeris iris iris (Walker, 1865)