Citheronia splendens

Citheronia splendens
Citheronia splendens
Citheronia splendens male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Citheronia
Species: C. splendens
Binomial name
Citheronia splendens
(Druce, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Eacles splendens Druce, 1886

The Splendid Royal Moth (Citheronia splendens) is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found from southern Arizona south into central and south-eastern Mexico.

Citheronia splendens sinaloensis

The wingspan 106-150 mm(4 to 6in.). Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on Gossypium thurberi, Rhus trilobata, Arctostaphylos pungens and Rhus choriophylla.

Subspecies

  • Citheronia splendens splendens (Jalisco, México, Guerrero and Chiapas)
  • Citheronia splendens sinaloensis (central and northwestern Mexico, south-eastern Arizona)
  • ?Citheronia splendens queretana (Mexico)

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