Copaxa lavendera

Copaxa lavendera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Saturniidae
Genus:	Copaxa
Species:	C. lavendera
Binomial name
	Copaxa lavendera; (Westwood, 1854)
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

^ 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. Archived from the original on June 4, 2012.
^ Silkmoths
^ Vlindernet.nl

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[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. Archived from the original on June 4, 2012.

[2] Silkmoths

[3] Vlindernet.nl

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