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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths (Saturniidae) » Royal Moths (Ceratocampinae) » Citheronia

Genus Citheronia

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers
Hickory Horned Devil - Egg to Caterpillar - Citheronia regalis Splendid Royal Moth larva – Citheronia splendens - Citheronia splendens Weird caterpillar-like bug with red & black horns - Citheronia regalis Found this magnificent caterpillar by chance! ID PLEASE? - Citheronia regalis Citheronia sepulcralis Regal Moth - Sex? - Citheronia regalis Citheronia splendens sinaloensis - Citheronia splendens Regal Moth - 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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