Citheronia

Citheronia
Citheronia volcan
Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Ceratocampinae
Genus: Citheronia
Hübner, 1819
Synonyms
  • Eruca Edwards, 1771
  • Ceratocampa Harris, 1833
  • Dorycampha Duncan [& Westwood], 1841
  • Cithaeronia Agassiz, [1847]

Citheronia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.

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