Titaea tamerlan is a moth of the family Saturniidae found in Central and South America.
| Titaea tamerlan | |
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| Titaea tamerlan amazonensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Titaea |
| Species: | T. tamerlan
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| Binomial name | |
| Titaea tamerlan (Maassen, 1869)
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In Costa Rica, adults are on wing from June to July and again in fall.
The larvae feed on Bombax species, Bombacopsis quinatum and Tilia platyphyllos, and possibly kopak trees.[1]
Subspecies
edit- Titaea tamerlan tamerlan (Brazil)
- Titaea tamerlan amazonensis Lemaire, 1980 (Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil)
- Titaea tamerlan guayaquila (Schaus, 1932) (Ecuador, Peru)
- Titaea tamerlan nobilis (Schaus, 1912) (Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela)
References
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