Caio championi

Caio championi is a large moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Druce in 1886. It is found from Mexico to Guatemala, south to western Ecuador and northern Venezuela.[1]

Caio championi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Saturniidae
Genus:
Caio
Species:
C. championi
Binomial name
Caio championi
(Druce, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Arsenura championi Druce, 1886
  • Rhescyntis columbiana Rothschild, 1907

Subspecies
  • Caio championi championi
  • Caio championi columbiana (Rothschild, 1907) (Colombia)

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Caio championi (Druce, 1886)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
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