Automeris belti

Automeris belti is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1886. It is found from Mexico to Colombia and Ecuador.[2]

Automeris belti
A. b. belti
Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Automeris
Species:
A. belti
Binomial name
Automeris belti

The wingspan is 95–100 mm.

Subspecies

  • Automeris belti belti (Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama)
  • Automeris belti zaruma Schaus, 1921 (Ecuador)

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Automeris belti Druce, 1886". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  2. The Moths of Belize


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