Citheronia laocoon
Citheronia laocoon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropodaa |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Saturniidae |
Genus: | Citheronia |
Species: | C. laocoon |
Binomial name | |
Citheronia laocoon (Cramer, 1777)[1] | |
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Citheronia laocoon is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found from the Guianas south to northern Argentina.[2]
Females are yellowish-black.[3] Males have a bold yellow stripe that narrows as it runs toward the trailing edge of the forewing.
The larvae feed on Prunus (including Prunus larocerasus) and Ligustrum ovalifolium.[4] They are green with red.
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