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Updated as per Entomo Satsphingia Jahrgang 5 Heft 3 30.11.20132 (C. chrisbrechlinae); March 11, 2013
Updated as per personal communication with Ryan St. Laurent (synonym of C. azteca), August 18, 2016 |
Citheronia chrisbrechlinae male, 110mm, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala,
July 9, 2002, 1450m, on my home computer only.
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TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
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Ryan St. Laurent writes 12:29pm August 15, 2016, "Bill, C. chrisbrechlinae is a definite synonym of C. azteca... we will just have to wait and see who makes the official change."
Citheronia chrisbrechlinae male (verso), 110mm, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala,
July 9, 2002, 1450m, on my home computer only.
Citheronia azteca, San Marcos, Guatemala, courtesy of Jose Monzon Sierra.
Citheronia azteca male, Suchitepequez, Reserva Refugio del Quetzal, Guatemala,
April 2008, courtesy of Jose Monzon.
Males of this subfamily and genus have antennae which are quadripectinate for the basal two-thirds of their length.
Pupation is underground in a small cell.
Rhus laurina | Laurel sumac |
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commonly accepted English pronunciation of Greek names and/or some fairly well accepted "rules" for latinized scientific names.
The suggested pronunciations, on this page and on other pages, are primarily put forward to assist those who hear with internal ears as they read.
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The species name "chrisbrechlinae" is honourific for Dr. Christiane Brechlin, mother of Ron Brechlin.
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