Citheronia laocoon
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(Cramer, 1770) Phalaena Attacus

Citheronia laocoon male, Paraguay, courtesy/copyright Ulf Drechsel.

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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)

Citheronia laocoon, male, Paraguay, courtesy/copyright Ulf Drechsel.

Citheronia laocoon, female (left) and male, Paraguay, courtesy/copyright Ulf Drechsel.

Citheronia laocoon, eggs, Paraguay, courtesy/copyright Ulf Drechsel.

Citheronia laocoon, first instar on Terminalia catappa, Paraguay,
courtesy/copyright Ulf Drechsel.

Citheronia laocoon, second instar on Terminalia catappa, Paraguay,
courtesy/copyright Ulf Drechsel.

Citheronia laocoon, third instar on Terminalia catappa, Paraguay,
courtesy/copyright Ulf Drechsel.

Citheronia laocoon, third instar on Terminalia catappa, Paraguay,
courtesy/copyright Ulf Drechsel.

Citheronia laocoon, fourth instar on Terminalia catappa, Paraguay,
courtesy/copyright Ulf Drechsel.

Citheronia laocoon, fourth instar on Terminalia catappa, Paraguay,
courtesy/copyright Ulf Drechsel.

Citheronia laocoon, fifth instar on Terminalia catappa, Paraguay,
courtesy/copyright Ulf Drechsel.

Citheronia laocoon, fifth instar on Terminalia catappa, Paraguay,
courtesy/copyright Ulf Drechsel.

Citheronia laocoon, fifth instar on Terminalia catappa, Paraguay,
courtesy/copyright Ulf Drechsel.

Citheronia laocoon, pupae, Paraguay,
courtesy/copyright Ulf Drechsel.