Adetomeris erythrops
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Family: | Saturniidae | 
| Genus: | Adetomeris | 
| Species: | A. erythrops 
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| Binomial name | |
| Adetomeris erythrops (Blanchard, 1852) 
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Adetomeris erythrops is a species of moth in the subfamily Hemileucinae. It is native to Chile and Argentina. The flight period is from December to May. It feeds from a number of native and exotic plant species such as Robinia pseudoacacia, Populus sp., Nothofagus sp., Puya chilensis, Juglans regia, Maytenus boaria, Rubus ulmifolius, Acacia melanoxylon and Pinus radiata.[1]
References
- ^ Angulo, Andrés O.; Lemaire, Claude; Olivares, Tania S. (2004). "ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF SATURNIIDAE' SPECIES IN CHILE (LEPIDOPTERA: SATURNIIDAE)". Gayana (Concepción). 68 (1): 20–42. doi:10.4067/S0717-65382004000100003. ISSN 0717-6538.
 
