Biology:Citheronia hamifera
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
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