The Leroy Simon Collection

Automeris schwartzi
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Lemaire, 1967

Automeris schwartzi male, Misahualli, Napo, Ecuador, courtesy of Leroy Simon.

Automeris schwartzi moth courtesy of Leroy Simon.

TAXONOMY: Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834 Subfamily: Hemileucinae, Grote & Robinson, 1866 Tribe: Hemileucini, Grote & Robinson, 1866 Genus: Automeris, Hubner, [1819]

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