''Citheronia'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Saturniidae
Saturniidae, members of which are commonly named the saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor m ...
. The genus was erected by
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 '' ...
in 1819.
Species
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Citheronia andina''
Lemaire, 1971—Ecuador
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Citheronia aroa''
Schuas, 1896—Ecuador
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Citheronia azteca''
Schaus, 1896—Mexico and Guatemala
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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, 1896â ...
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Dyar, 1912—Mexico
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Citheronia bellavista''
Draudt, 1930—Ecuador
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Citheronia brissotii''
(Boisduval, 1868)
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Citheronia equatorialis''
Bouvier, 1927—Ecuador
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Citheronia hamifera''
Rothschild, 1907—Ecuador
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Citheronia johnsoni''
Schaus, 1928
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Citheronia laocoon''
(Cramer, 1777)
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Citheronia lichyi''
Lemaire, 1971
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Citheronia lobesis
''Citheronia lobesis'' is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Walter Rothschild
Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politician, zoo ...
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Rothschild, 1907—Mexico
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Citheronia maureillei''
Wolfe & Herbin, 2002
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Citheronia mexicana''
Grote & Robinson, 1867—Mexico
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Citheronia phoronea''
(Cramer, 1779)
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Citheronia pseudomexicana''
Lemaire, 1974—Mexico
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Citheronia regalis
''Citheronia regalis'', the regal moth or royal walnut moth, is a North American moth in the family Saturniidae. The caterpillars are called hickory horned devils. The adult (imago) has a wingspan of . The species was first described by Johan Chri ...
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(Fabricius, 1793)—United States
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Citheronia sepulcralis''
Grote & Robinson, 1865—U.S.
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Citheronia splendens''
(Druce, 1886)—U.S., Mexico
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Citheronia vogleri''
(Weyenbergh, 1881)
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Citheronia volcan''
Lemaire, 1982
References
External links
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Ceratocampinae
Bombycoidea genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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