''Procitheronia'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

s in the family

Saturniidae Saturniidae, commonly known as 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 moths, royal moths, and g ...

first described by

Charles Duncan Michener Charles Duncan Michener (September 22, 1918 – November 1, 2015) was an American entomologist born in Pasadena, California. He was a leading expert on bees, his ''magnum opus'' being ''The Bees of the World'' published in 2000. __TOC__ Biograph ...

in 1949.

Species

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Procitheronia fenestrata ''Procitheronia'' is a genus of moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approxim ...

'' (W. Rothschild, 1907) *''

Procitheronia principalis ''Procitheronia'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Charles Duncan Michener in 1949. Species *''Procitheronia fenestrata ''Procitheronia'' is a genus of moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that ...

'' (Walker, 1855) *''

Procitheronia purpurea ''Procitheronia'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Charles Duncan Michener in 1949. Species *''Procitheronia fenestrata'' (W. Rothschild, 1907) *''Procitheronia principalis ''Procitheronia'' is a genus of mot ...

'' (Oiticica, 1930)

References

Ceratocampinae {{Saturniidae-stub