Citheronia laocoon
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(Cramer, 1770) Phalaena Attacus

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

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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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