Caio (moth)

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Caio
Caio romulus.jpg
Caio romulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Superfamily:
Bombycoidea
Family:
Saturniidae
Genus:
Caio

Travassos & Noronha, 1968

Caio is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was described by Travassos and Noronha in 1968. [1]

Species

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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.


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