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Citheronia Beledonon
''Citheronia'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. 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. *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. He was one of the first specialists to work on the European Lepidoptera. He described many new species, for example ''Sesia bembeciformis'' and ''Euchloe tagis'', many of them common. He also described many new genus, genera. He was a designer and engraver and from 1786 he worked for three years as a designer and engraver at a cotton factory in Ukraine. There he collected Butterfly, butterflies and moths including descriptions and illustrations of some in ''Beiträge zur Geschichte der Schmetterlinge'' (1786–1790) along with other new species from the countryside around his home in Augsburg. Hübner's masterwork "Tentamen" was intended as a discussion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |