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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Bombycoidea » Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths (Saturniidae) » Royal Moths (Ceratocampinae) » Citheronia » Citheronia splendens - Hodges#7707 (Citheronia splendens)

Species Citheronia splendens - Hodges#7707

Classification · Hodges Number
Citheronia splendens sinaloensis - Citheronia splendens - male Citheronia splendens sinaloensis - Citheronia splendens Thorny c-pillar - Citheronia splendens Thorny c-pillar - Citheronia splendens Splendid Royal Moth larva – Citheronia splendens - Citheronia splendens Splendid Royal Moth caterpillar - Citheronia splendens Splendid Royal Moth Citheronia splendens larva - Citheronia splendens Giant Silkmoth larva (Citheronia splendens?) - Citheronia splendens
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Bombycoidea
Family Saturniidae (Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths)
Subfamily Ceratocampinae (Royal Moths)
Genus Citheronia
Species splendens (Citheronia splendens - Hodges#7707)
Hodges Number
7707
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 6 November, 2006 - 9:40pm
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz
Last updated 21 June, 2009 - 10:23pm

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