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Titaea tamerlan
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Butterflies & moths

Titaea tamerlan

Names

English—
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameTitaea tamerlan Maassen, 1869

About this species

Titaea tamerlan is a moth of the family Saturniidae found in Central and South America.

In Costa Rica, adults are on wing from June to July and again in fall.

The larvae feed on Bombax species, Bombacopsis quinatum and Tilia platyphyllos, and possibly kopak trees.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilySaturniidae
GenusTitaea

In Suriname

5Records in Suriname
13iNaturalist observations
2019First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini4
  • Brokopondo1

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

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