Citheronia vogleri
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Citheronia vogleri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Saturniidae |
Genus: | Citheronia |
Species: | C. vogleri
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Binomial name | |
Citheronia vogleri (Weyenbergh, 1881)
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Citheronia vogleri is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae. It was first described by Hendrik Weyenbergh Jr. in 1881. It is found in Paraguay,[1] Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Uruguay.
Both sexes are black with yellow spots on the wings, but males also have orange spots and stripes.[2]
The larvae feed on Pyrocantha species.[3] They look like a piece of wood. They are gray.
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