What is "atalantia"

Atalantia is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, the Rutaceae.

This genus is in the subfamily Aurantioideae, which also includes the genus Citrus. It is in the tribe Aurantieae and subtribe Citrinae, which are known technically as the citrus fruit trees. Atalantia and the genus Citropsis are also called near-citrus fruit trees.

Papilio polymnestor, the blue Mormon, a large swallowtail butterfly from South India and Sri Lanka can be found near Atalantia. Phyllocnistis citrella, the citrus leafminer, is a moth of the Gracillariidae family whose larvae are considered a serious agricultural pest on Citrus species, such as Atalantia. Macaldenia palumba is a moth of the Noctuidae family whose larvae feed on Atalantia.