Calliteara is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.[1][2]

Calliteara
Calliteara pudibunda
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Orgyiini
Genus: Calliteara
Butler, 1881
Synonyms
  • Dasychira Hübner, [1806]
  • Axiologa Turner, 1904
  • Elkneria Börner, 1932
  • Macaronesia Bacallado & Gómez Bustillo & Vives, 1981

Species

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Calliteara pudibunda - caterpillar
 
Calliteara diplozona
 
Calliteara taiwana

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (January 8, 2019). "Calliteara Butler, 1881". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Calliteara​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
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