''Calliteara fortunata'' is a moth of the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...

first described by Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1891."''Dicallomera fortunata'' (Rogenhofer, 1891)"
''Fauna Europaea''. Retrieved May 14, 2020. It is found on the

Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...

. The wingspan is 35–45 for males and 43–60 mm for females. The larvae feed on '' Pinus canariensis'', ''

Adenocarpus foliolosus ''Adenocarpus foliolosus'', known locally as ''codeso'' and commonly known as Canary Island flatpod is a shrubby species of flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae, that is endemic to Canary Islands where it can be foun ...

'' and '' Myrica faya''.

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"''Calliteara fortunata'' (Rogenhofer, 1891)"
''Lepiforum e. V.'' With images. Moths described in 1891 Lymantriinae Moths of Africa {{Lymantriidae-stub