Othorene purpurascens
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(Schaus, 1905) Adelocephala

Othorene purpurascens (More likely O. vanschayckorum) male, courtesy of Leroy Simon.

TAXONOMY: Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834 Subfamily: Ceratocampinae, Harris, 1841 Genus: Othorene, Boisduval, 1872

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