Titaea tamerlan

Updated on Nov 10, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Family Saturniidae Genus Titaea Order Butterflies and moths		Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species

Similar Titaea, Butterflies and moths, Arsenurinae, Dysdaemonia, Othorene

Titaea tamerlan is a moth of the Saturniidae family found in Central and South America.

In Costa Rica, adults are on wing from June to July and again in fall.

The larvae feed on Bombax species, Bombacopsis quinatum and Tilia platyphyllos, and possibly kopak trees.

Subspecies

Titaea tamerlan tamerlan (Brazil)

Titaea tamerlan amazonensis Lemaire, 1980 (Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil)

Titaea tamerlan guayaquila (Schaus, 1932) (Ecuador, Peru)

Titaea tamerlan nobilis (Schaus, 1912) (Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela)

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