Coronidia orithea

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Coronidia orithea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sematuridae
Genus: Coronidia
Species:
C. orithea
Binomial name
Coronidia orithea
(Cramer, 1780)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena oritheaCramer, 1780
  • Coronidia hysudrusHopffer, 1857
  • Coronidia boreadaWestwood, 1879

Coronidia orithea is a moth of the family Sematuridae. [1] [2] It is widely distributed in the Neotropics, from Mexico to northern Argentina. [3]

The larvae feed on Phoradendron , possibly Phoradendron tucumanense . [3]

References

  1. "Coronidia orithea Cramer, 1780". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.128. 8 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Coronidia Westwood, 1879". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 Núñez Bustos, Ezequiel Osvaldo (December 2017). "Primeros registros de Coronidia orithea (Cramer, 1780) (Lepidoptera: Sematuridae) para las yungas del noroeste de Argentina" [First records of Coronidia orithea (Cramer, 1780) (Lepidoptera: Sematuriidae) for the Yungas of northwestern Argentina]. Historia Natural. Tercera Serie (in Spanish). 7 (2): 93–97.