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Citheronia vogleri

Synonyms: Citheronia leona

Wikipedia Abstract

Citheronia vogleri is a species of Lepidoptera in the Saturniidae family. It is found in Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Uruguay. Both sexes are black with yellow spots on the wings, but males also have orange spots and stripes. The larvae feed on Pyrocantha species. They look like a piece of wood. They are gray coloured.
View Wikipedia Record: Citheronia vogleri

Prey / Diet

Schinus polygama (Hardee peppertree)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0