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Calliteara fortunata

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Species of moth

Calliteara fortunata
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Calliteara
Species: C. fortunata
Binomial name
Calliteara fortunata
(Rogenhofer, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Dasychira fortunata Rogenhofer, 1891
  • Dicallomera fortunata

Calliteara fortunata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1891. It is found on the Canary Islands.

The wingspan is 35–45 for males and 43–60 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Pinus canariensis, Adenocarpus foliolosus and Myrica faya.

References

  1. "Dicallomera fortunata (Rogenhofer, 1891)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (January 8, 2019). "Calliteara fortunata (Rogenhofer, 1891)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 14, 2020.

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Taxon identifiers
Calliteara fortunata


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