Citheronia laocoon

Citheronia laocoon
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(Cramer, 1770) Phalaena Attacus

Citheronia laocoon second or third instar, Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
April 6, 2014, courtesy of Enio Branco.

Citheronia laocoon second or third instar, Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
April 6, 2014, courtesy of Enio Branco.

Citheronia laocoon second or third instar, Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
April 6, 2014, courtesy of Enio Branco.

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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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