Biology:Citheronia hamifera
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Short description: Species of moth
Citheronia hamifera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Saturniidae |
Genus: | Citheronia |
Species: | C. hamifera
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Binomial name | |
Citheronia hamifera Rothschild, 1907
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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
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Citheronia hamifera Rothschild, 1907". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/bombycoidea/saturniidae/ceratocampinae/citheronia/#hamifera. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Taxonomy Browser: Citheronia hamifera hamifera". http://www.boldsystems.org/views/taxbrowser.php?taxid=163204. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Citheronia hamifera". Silkmoths. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q2483358 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citheronia hamifera.
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