Citheronia splendens: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Saturniidae
- Genus
- Citheronia
- Species
- Citheronia splendens
- Scientific Name
- Citheronia splendens
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Citheronia splendens
Citheronia splendens, the splendid royal moth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found from southern Arizona south into central and south-eastern Mexico. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1886.
The wingspan is 106–150 millimetres (4.2–5.9 inches). Adults are on wing from July to August.
...Citheronia splendens in languages:
- English
- Splendid Royal Moth
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Citheronia albescens
- Citheronia andina
- Citheronia aroa
- Citheronia azteca
- Citheronia beledonon
- Citheronia bellavista
- Citheronia brasiliensis
- Citheronia brissotii
- Citheronia caucensis
- Citheronia chrisbrechlinae
- Citheronia equatorialis
- Citheronia guayaquila
- Citheronia hamifera
- Citheronia johnsoni
- Citheronia kaechi
- Citheronia laguajira
- Citheronia laocandensis
- Citheronia laocoon
- Citheronia lichyi
- Citheronia lobesis
- Citheronia maureillei
- Citheronia mexicana
- Citheronia phoandensis
- Citheronia phochocoensis
- Citheronia phomaranhensis
- Citheronia phoronea
- Citheronia pseudomexicana
- Citheronia regalis
- Citheronia sepulcralis
- Citheronia splendens
- Citheronia vogleri
- Citheronia volcan
- Citheronia winbrechlini
- Citheronia witti










































































































































