Citheronia laocoon

Citheronia laocoon
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(Cramer, 1770) Phalaena Attacus

Citheronia laocoon final instar, Ipatinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
November 7, 2016, courtesy of Israel Mineiro.

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TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Ceratocampinae, Harris, 1841
was Citheroniinae: Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
Genus: Citheronia, Hübner, 1819
Species: laocoon, (Cramer, 1770)


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Citheronia laocoon final instar, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
March 5, 2015, courtesy of Edson Renel, id by Pedro Alvaro Barbosa Aguiar Neves.

Citheronia laocoon final instar, Atibaia, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
August 23, 2016, courtesy of Antonio Sousae Silva.

Citheronia laocoon final instar, Atibaia, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
July 8, 2016, courtesy of Antonio Sousae Silva.

Citheronia laocoon fourth? instar, Curitiba, Parana, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
November 7, 2016, courtesy of Antonio Sousae Silva.

The branching, dark, abdominal scoli as well as the body colour suggest that the image directly above is of a fourth instar larva rather than a final instar larva. Larvae can exhibit different colour forms and patterns, but I seldon see difference in the nature of the scoli, except in different instars.

Citheronia laocoon final instar, Nova Iguacu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
February 9, 2016, courtesy of Patricia Barros.

Citheronia laocoon female, Nova Iguacu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
March 12, 2016, courtesy of Patricia Barros.

Citheronia laocoon female, Nova Iguacu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
March 12, 2016, courtesy of Patricia Barros.

Citheronia laocoon female, Nova Iguacu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
March 12, 2016, courtesy of Patricia Barros.

Citheronia laocoon female, Nova Iguacu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
March 12, 2016, courtesy of Patricia Barros.

Citheronia laocoon female, Nova Iguacu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
March 12, 2016, courtesy of Patricia Barros.

Citheronia laocoon female, Cariacica, Espirito Santo, Brazil,
October 12, 2016, courtesy of Kel Silva.

Citheronia laocoon female, Cariacica, Espirito Santo, Brazil,
March 31, 2016, courtesy of Kel Silva.

Citheronia laocoon male/female??, Mogidas Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
October 16, 2016, courtesy of Jefferson Leite.

Citheronia laocoon female, Capim Branco, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
July 14, 2016, courtesy of Patricia De Mendonca Goncalves.

Citheronia laocoon male, Cariacica, Espirito Santo, Brazil,
October 12, 2016, courtesy of Kel Silva.

Citheronia laocoon male, Itanhaem, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
July 30, 2016, courtesy of Carlos Eduardo Quaresma.

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