Biology:Calliteara fortunata

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Short description: Species of moth

Calliteara fortunata
Calliteara fortunata.jpg
Female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Calliteara
Species:
C. fortunata
Binomial name
Calliteara fortunata
(Rogenhofer, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Dasychira fortunata Rogenhofer, 1891
  • Dicallomera fortunata

Calliteara fortunata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1891.[1] It is found on the Canary Islands.[2]

The wingspan is 35–45 for males and 43–60 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Pinus canariensis,[2] Adenocarpus foliolosus and Myrica faya.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13478289 entry