Calliteara fortunata

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.[1] It is found on the Canary Islands.[2]

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

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