''Procitheronia'' 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 ...
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.
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in 1949.
Species
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Procitheronia fenestrata''
(W. Rothschild, 1907)
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Procitheronia principalis''
(Walker, 1855)
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Procitheronia purpurea''
(Oiticica, 1930)
References
Ceratocampinae
Taxa named by Charles Duncan Michener
Bombycoidea genera
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