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Updated as per
Heppner's Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera Checklist: Part 4B, 1996, December 6, 2005
Lemaire's Ceratocampinae, December 6, 2005 Updated as per Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, N.F. 26 (4): 177-180 (2005), courtesy of Stefan Naumann (Carlos Mielke, Ulrich Brosch), April 2007 Updated as per http://www.inbio.ac.cr/bims/k02/p05/c029/o0119/f00885.htm IB |
TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
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Forewing interveinous spots tend toward copper colour and are quite rounded. The discal spot and two basal spots are pale yellow.
The female forewing is of a reddish-grey ground colour with red veins. She has a red and quite irregular line in the postmedian area outside the interveinous spots.
Citheronia volcan female, Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, N.F. 26 (4): 177-180 (2005)
Citheronia volcan female (verso), Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, N.F. 26 (4): 177-180 (2005)
Citheronia volcan female, Monteverde, Puntarenas, Costa Rica,
August 10, 2012, courtesy of Jonathan Sequeira.
Citheronia volcan, fifth instar, Costa Rica, courtesy of Miguel E. Chumpitasi.
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The pronunciation of scientific names is troublesome for many. The "suggestion" at the top of the page is merely a suggestion. It is based on 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.
There are many collectors from different countries whose intonations and accents would be different.
The source of the genus name "Citheronia" is probably Mount Citheron (Greek mythology), an untamed wilderness, exempt from the laws of civilization. The goddesses go naked there and are free from any of the pressures of society.
The species name "volcan" is for its range in the volcanic regions of Costa Rica and Panama.