Biology:Citheronia hamifera

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Short description: Species of moth

Citheronia hamifera
Saturniid Moth (Citheronia hamifera) (39884895531).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Citheronia
Species:
C. hamifera
Binomial name
Citheronia hamifera
Rothschild, 1907
Synonyms
  • Citheronia fuscalis Rothschild, 1907

Citheronia hamifera is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1907. It is found in Trinidad, Peru, Guyana,[1] French Guiana, Argentina , Bolivia,[2] Ecuador and Brazil .

Adults are reddish-black,[3] with wingspans which may reach 15cm. [2]

Subspecies

  • Citheronia hamifera hamifera (Trinidad, Guyana)
  • Citheronia hamifera bodoquena Travassos & Rêgo-Barros, 1966

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2483358 entry