Automeris zephyria explained

Automeris zephyria, the zephyr eyed silkmoth, is a species of insect in the family Saturniidae. It is found in North America.

The MONA or Hodges number for Automeris zephyria is 7749.

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Automeris zephyria:

• Automeris zephyria zephyria
• Automeris zephyria zephyriata Barnes & Benjamin

Further reading

• Book: The wild silk moths of North America: a natural history of the Saturniidae of the United States and Canada. 1996. Tuskes. Paul M.. Tuttle. James P.. Collins. Michael M.. Cornell University Press. 978-0-8014-3130-2. registration.
• A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera). 2018. Kitching . I.. Rougerie . R.. Zwick . A.. Hamilton . C.. St Laurent . R.. Naumann . S.. Ballesteros Mejia . L.. Kawahara . A.. 4. Biodiversity Data Journal. . 6. e22236. 10.3897/BDJ.6.e22236. 5904559. 29674935. free.
• Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. 2016. Pohl . Greg. Patterson . Bob. Pelham . Jonathan. 10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287. free.