''Citheronia'' is a genus of
moths in the family
Saturniidae. The genus was erected by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1819.
Species
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Citheronia andina''
Lemaire, 1971—Ecuador
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Citheronia aroa''
Schuas, 1896—Ecuador
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Citheronia azteca''
Schaus, 1896—Mexico and Guatemala
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Citheronia beledonon''
Dyar, 1912—Mexico
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Citheronia bellavista''
Draudt, 1930—Ecuador
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Citheronia brissotii''
(Boisduval, 1868)
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Citheronia equatorialis''
Bouvier, 1927—Ecuador
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Citheronia hamifera''
Rothschild, 1907—Ecuador
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Citheronia johnsoni''
Schaus, 1928
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Citheronia laocoon''
(Cramer, 1777)
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Citheronia lichyi''
Lemaire, 1971
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Citheronia lobesis''
Rothschild, 1907—Mexico
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Citheronia maureillei''
Wolfe & Herbin, 2002
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Citheronia mexicana''
Grote & Robinson, 1867—Mexico
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Citheronia phoronea''
(Cramer, 1779)
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Citheronia pseudomexicana''
Lemaire, 1974—Mexico
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Citheronia regalis
''Citheronia regalis'', the regal moth or royal walnut moth, is a North American moth in the family Saturniidae. The caterpillars are called hickory horned devils. The adult (imago) has a wingspan of . The species was first described by Johan Chri ...
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(Fabricius, 1793)—United States
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Citheronia sepulcralis''
Grote & Robinson, 1865—U.S.
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Citheronia splendens
''Citheronia splendens'', the splendid royal moth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found from southern Arizona south into central and south-eastern Mexico. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1886.
The wingspan is . A ...
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(Druce, 1886)—U.S., Mexico
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Citheronia vogleri''
(Weyenbergh, 1881)
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Citheronia volcan''
Lemaire, 1982
References
External links
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Ceratocampinae
{{Saturniidae-stub