Citheronia lobesis Rothschild, 1907 is a animal in the Saturniidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Citheronia lobesis Rothschild, 1907

Citheronia lobesis Rothschild, 1907

Citheronia lobesis is a Saturniidae moth species described by Rothschild in 1907, with orange wings and a striped orange body.

Family
Genus
Citheronia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Citheronia lobesis Rothschild, 1907

Citheronia lobesis is a moth species belonging to the family Saturniidae, first described by Walter Rothschild in 1907. Its forewings are darker orange with spots, while its hindwings are light orange. The moth's body is orange with black stripes.

Photo: (c) Francisco Jose Gomez Marin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Francisco Jose Gomez Marin · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Saturniidae Citheronia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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