Citheronia vogleri

Citheronia vogleri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Saturniidae
Genus:Citheronia
Species: C. vogleri
Binomial name
Citheronia vogleri
(Weyenbergh, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Ceratocampa vogleri Weyenbergh, 1881

Citheronia vogleri is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae. 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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