Copaxa lavendera

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Copaxa lavendera is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae first described by John O. Westwood in 1854. It is found from Mexico to Honduras.[2] It has been spotted in the Netherlands on multiple occasions, where it was imported on plants.[3]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
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Copaxa lavendera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Copaxa
Species:
C. lavendera
Binomial name
Copaxa lavendera
(Westwood, 1854)[1]
Synonyms
  • Saturnia lavendera Westwood, 1853
  • Copaxa plenkeri C. & R. Felder, 1860
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The wingspan is about 110 mm.

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