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Copaxa lavendera

Copaxa lavendera is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae first described by John O. Westwood in 1854. It is found from Mexico to Honduras. It has been spotted in the Netherlands on multiple occasions, where it was imported on plants.

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Copaxa lavendera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Copaxa
Species:
C. lavendera
Binomial name
Copaxa lavendera
(Westwood, 1854)1
Synonyms
  • Saturnia lavendera Westwood, 1853
  • Copaxa plenkeri C. & R. Felder, 1860

Copaxa lavendera is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae first described by John O. Westwood in 1854. It is found from Mexico to Honduras.2 It has been spotted in the Netherlands on multiple occasions, where it was imported on plants.3

The wingspan is about 110 mm.

References

References

  1. Rougerie, R. & Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists (2009). "Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. Silkmoths
  3. Vlindernet.nl