Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Saturniidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropodaa Order Lepidoptera Genus Citheronia | |
Similar Citheronia, Citheronia phoronea, Citheronia azteca, Butterflies and moths, Citheronia laocoon | ||
Citheronia vogleri is a species of Lepidoptera in the Saturniidae family. It is found in Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Uruguay.
Both sexes are black with yellow spots on the wings, but males also have orange spots and stripes.
The larvae feed on Pyrocantha species. They look like a piece of wood. They are gray coloured.
References
Citheronia vogleri Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA