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Viridior

Leucanella viridescens viridior (Lemaire,1973)

Description:

Superfamília - Bombycoidea Família - Saturniidae Subfamília - Hemileucinae Subespécie - Leucanella viridescens viridior (Lemaire,1973) Tamanho Adulto (Larva) - 68-87mm.

Habitat:

Planta Hospedeira - Ligustro - (Ligustrum lucidum ait) Região: América do Sul (Argentina, Uruguai e Brasil)

Notes:

http://www.freewebs.com/escarabjos/satur... http://www.scielo.br/pdf/zool/v26n1/a05v...

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago
Saturniidae


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1 Comment

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

This is a silk moth caterpillar (Saturniidae) probably one of the Automeris moths.

Vargem Grande Paulista, Brazil

Spotted on Mar 12, 2012
Submitted on Mar 12, 2012

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