Citheronia laocoon
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(Cramer, 1770) Phalaena Attacus

Citheronia laocoon female, ex-pupa,
Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil, courtesy of Larry Valentine.

Citheronia laocoon male, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
January 26, 2011, courtesy of Larry Valentine.

Citheronia laocoon male, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
January 26, 2011, courtesy of Larry Valentine.

Citheronia laocoon male (verso), Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
January 26, 2011, courtesy of Larry Valentine.

Citheronia laocoon fifth instar larva, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
courtesy of Larry Valentine, id by Bill Oehlke.

Citheronia laocoon fifth instar larva, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
courtesy of Larry Valentine, id by Bill Oehlke.

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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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