Citheronia vogleri
| Citheronia vogleri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropodaa |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Citheronia |
| Species: | C. vogleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Citheronia vogleri (Weyenbergh, 1881) | |
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Citheronia vogleri is a species of Lepidoptera in the Saturniidae family. 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 coloured.
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