Citioica anthonilis

Citioica anthonilis is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae, which can be found from Central America to Brazil. The species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854.[1][2]

Citioica anthonilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Citioica
Species:
C. anthonilis
Binomial name
Citioica anthonilis
Synonyms
  • Adelocephala anthonilis Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]

Adult males are gray.[3]

Ecology

The larvae feed on Robinia pseudoacacia and Salix caprea.[4] They are green coloured, and have a black stripe on the side.[5]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Citioica anthonilis (Herrich-Schäffer, [1854])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  2. Distribution
  3. Males colour
  4. "Larvae feeding". Archived from the original on 2006-05-13. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
  5. Larvae look


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