Calliteara fortunata
Calliteara fortunata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1891.[1] It is found on the Canary Islands.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Calliteara |
| Species: | C. fortunata |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliteara fortunata (Rogenhofer, 1891) | |
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The wingspan is 35–45 for males and 43–60 mm for females.
The larvae feed on Pinus canariensis,[2] Adenocarpus foliolosus and Myrica faya.
References
- "Dicallomera fortunata (Rogenhofer, 1891)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- Savela, Markku (January 8, 2019). "Calliteara fortunata (Rogenhofer, 1891)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
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