Psilopygida walkeri
Updated as per personal communication with Ulf Drechsel (Paraguay); April 7, 2018

Psilopygida walkeri
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(Grote, 1867) Anisota

Psilopygida walkeri male, Paraguay, courtesy of Ulf Drechsel; PYBIO

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TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Ceratocampinae, Harris, 1841
Genus: Psilopygida, Michener,
species: walkeri (Grote, 1867)

Psilopygida walkeri male, Paraguay, courtesy of Ulf Drechsel; PYBIO

Psilopygida walkeri male (verso), Paraguay, courtesy of Ulf Drechsel; PYBIO

Psilopygida walkeri female, Paraguay, courtesy of Ulf Drechsel; PYBIO

The contrasting pink and yellow regions of the males are masked by generous suffusions of pinkish-orange scales.

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