Automeris randa, Rand's eyed silk moth, is a species of buck and io moths in the family Saturniidae.[1][2] It was described by Herbert Druce in 1894 and is found in Central and North America.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Automeris |
| Species: | A. randa
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| Binomial name | |
| Automeris randa H. Druce, 1894
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The MONA or Hodges number for Automeris randa is 7745.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Automeris randa Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ a b "Automeris randa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ Pohl, G. R.; Patterson, B. & Pelham, J. P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
- ^ "Automeris randa, Rand's Eyed Silk Moth - Hodges 7745". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- Tuskes, Paul M.; Tuttle, James P. & Collins, Michael M. (1996). The Wild Silk Moths of North America: A Natural History of the Saturniidae of the United States and Canada, ix + 250.
Further reading
edit- Butterflies and Moths of North America
- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
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