Citioica anthonilis

Citioica anthonilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Ceratocampinae
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Citioica
Species: C. anthonilis
Binomial name
Citioica anthonilis
(Herrich-Schaffaefer, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Adelocephala anthonilis Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]

Citioica anthonilis is a species of moth from a Saturniidae family, which can be found from Central America to Brazil.[1]

Adult males are gray.[2]

Ecology

The larvae feed on Robinia pseudoacacia and Salix caprea.[3] They are green coloured, and have a black stripe on the side.[4]

References


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