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Citheronia hamifera
Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Butterflies & moths

Citheronia hamifera

Names

English—
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameCitheronia hamifera Rothschild, 1907

About this species

Citheronia hamifera is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1907. It is found in Trinidad, Peru, Guyana, French Guiana, Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador and Brazil.

Adults are reddish-black, with wingspans which may reach 15cm.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilySaturniidae
GenusCitheronia

In Suriname

7Records in Suriname
7iNaturalist observations
2019First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini6
  • Brokopondo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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