Automeris iris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Hemileucinae
Genus: Automeris
Species:
A. iris
Binomial name
Automeris iris
(Walker, 1865)

Automeris iris, the iris eyed silkmoth, is a species of insect in the family Saturniidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3]

The MONA or Hodges number for Automeris iris is 7747.[4]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Automeris iris:

  • Automeris iris hesselorum Ferguson, 1972
  • Automeris iris iris (Walker, 1865)

References

  1. "Automeris iris Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Automeris iris". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Automeris iris". Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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