Citheronia hamifera

Updated on Dec 18, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Saturniidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropodaa Order Lepidoptera Genus Citheronia
Similar Citheronia phoronea, Citheronia azteca, Citheronia laocoon, Citheronia sepulcralis, Citheronia splendens

Citheronia hamifera is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in Trinidad, Peru, Guyana, French Guiana, Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador and Brazil.

Adults are reddish-black.

Larvae have been reared on Ligustrum ovalifolium.

Subspecies

Citheronia hamifera hamifera (Trinidad, Guyana)

Citheronia hamifera fuscalis Rothschild, 1907 (Peru)

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