Biology:Citioica anthonilis

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Short description: Species of moth

Citioica anthonilis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Citioica
Species:
C. anthonilis
Binomial name
Citioica anthonilis
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Adelocephala anthonilis Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]

Citioica anthonilis is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae, which can be found from Central America to Brazil . The species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854.[1][2]

Adult males are gray.[3]

Ecology

The larvae feed on Robinia pseudoacacia and Salix caprea.[4] They are green coloured, and have a black stripe on the side.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2330835 entry