Procitheronia principalis or Procitheronia purpurea???
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(Walker, 1855) (Citheronia)

Procitheronia principalis hatchling and all instars,
Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil, courtesy of Larry Valentine.

Procitheronia principalis hatchling, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
January 19, 2013, courtesy of Larry Valentine.

Procitheronia principalis first instar, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
January 19, 2013, courtesy of Larry Valentine.

Procitheronia principalis second instar, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
courtesy of Larry Valentine.

Procitheronia principalis third instar, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
courtesy of Larry Valentine.

Procitheronia principalis fourth instar, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
courtesy of Larry Valentine.

Procitheronia principalis fifth instar, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
February 15, 2013, courtesy of Larry Valentine.

Procitheronia principalis fifth instar, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
February 15, 2013, courtesy of Larry Valentine.

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TAXONOMY: Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834 Subfamily: Ceratocampinae, Harris, 1841 was Citheroniinae, Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894 Genus: Procitheronia, Michener, 1965 Species: principalis, (Walker, 1855)

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