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Genus Citheronia

Hickory Horned Devil - Egg to Caterpillar - Citheronia regalis

Hickory Horned Devil Caterpillar - Citheronia regalis

7706 Regal Moth (Citheronia regalis) - Citheronia regalis

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Bombycoidea (Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths)

Family Saturniidae (Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths)

Subfamily Ceratocampinae (Royal Moths)

Genus Citheronia

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Citheronia Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (10): 153

Numbers

Nearctica.com lists three species in this genus: regalis, sepulcralis, and splendens. However, Citheronia phoronea (Cramer, 1779) was eeported as new to NA, in TX, in the LepSoc Season Summary (2003).

Contributed by Cotinis on 28 April, 2004 - 1:49pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 12 December, 2016 - 2:31am

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