Citheronia

Genus of moths

Citheronia
Citheronia volcan
Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Ceratocampinae
Genus: Citheronia
Hübner, 1819
Synonyms
  • Eruca Edwards, 1771
  • Ceratocampa Harris, 1833
  • Dorycampha Duncan [& Westwood], 1841
  • Cithaeronia Agassiz, [1847]

Citheronia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.[1]

Species

  • Citheronia andina Lemaire, 1971—Ecuador
  • Citheronia aroa Schuas, 1896—Ecuador
  • Citheronia azteca Schaus, 1896—Mexico and Guatemala
  • Citheronia beledonon Dyar, 1912—Mexico
  • Citheronia bellavista Draudt, 1930—Ecuador
  • Citheronia brissotii (Boisduval, 1868)
  • Citheronia equatorialis Bouvier, 1927—Ecuador
  • Citheronia hamifera Rothschild, 1907—Ecuador
  • Citheronia johnsoni Schaus, 1928
  • Citheronia laocoon (Cramer, 1777)
  • Citheronia lichyi Lemaire, 1971
  • Citheronia lobesis Rothschild, 1907—Mexico
  • Citheronia maureillei Wolfe & Herbin, 2002
  • Citheronia mexicana Grote & Robinson, 1867—Mexico
  • Citheronia phoronea (Cramer, 1779)
  • Citheronia pseudomexicana Lemaire, 1974—Mexico
  • Citheronia regalis (Fabricius, 1793)—United States
  • Citheronia sepulcralis Grote & Robinson, 1865—U.S.
  • Citheronia splendens (Druce, 1886)—U.S., Mexico
  • Citheronia vogleri (Weyenbergh, 1881)
  • Citheronia volcan Lemaire, 1982

References

  1. ^ Cotinis (December 12, 2016). "Genus Citheronia". BugGuide. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  • Savela, Markku. "Citheronia Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Citheronia


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