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Citheronia vogleri

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Citheronia vogleri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Citheronia
Species:
C. vogleri
Binomial name
Citheronia vogleri
(Weyenbergh, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Ceratocampa vogleri Weyenbergh, 1881

Citheronia vogleri is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae. It was first described by Hendrik Weyenbergh Jr. in 1881. It is found in Paraguay,[1] Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Uruguay.

Both sexes are black with yellow spots on the wings, but males also have orange spots and stripes.[2]

The larvae feed on Pyrocantha species.[3] They look like a piece of wood. They are gray.

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